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Inspecting the Arapuni dam, 1930

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Inspecting the Arapuni dam, 1930

Members of the New Zealand Society of Engineers inspect the Arapuni dam. The construction of large hydroelectric dams in the early 20th century presented engineers with new challenges.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PA-Group-00685)

Reference: 1/2-027085; C

by E. C. Lackland

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Matthew Wright, Engineering – Engineering, 1900–1945, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/21607/inspecting-the-arapuni-dam-1930 (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Matthew Wright, published 26 February 2010.