Story: Manufacturing – an overview
Page 8. All images & media
From page 1 - Early manufacturing
From page 2 - Manufacturing boom, 1880s and 1890s
From page 3 - Early 20th century manufacturing
From page 4 - Protection in the mid-20th century
From page 5 - Manufacturing in the 1970s and 1980s
From page 6 - Global focus
How to cite this page
Ian Hunter, Manufacturing – an overview, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/100340/media (accessed 4 June 2026).
Story by Ian Hunter, published 14 April 2010.