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Kōrero: Building materials

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - Early houses

Riverlands cob cottage, Marlborough

Riverlands cob cottage, Marlborough (1 o 2)

Sod whare, around 1910

Sod whare, around 1910 (2 o 2)

Felling kauri for timber

Felling kauri for timber

Light timber framing

Light timber framing

Mai i te whārangi 2 - Timber

Tanalising timber

Tanalising timber

Four-by-two

Trusses

Making plaster board by hand, 1927

Making plaster board by hand, 1927

Mai i te whārangi 3 - Stone, bricks and mortar

Stone mason

Brick factory

Lime kiln

Portland cement works, Warkworth, 1880

Portland cement works, Warkworth, 1880

Mai i te whārangi 4 - Cement and concrete

Concrete blocks

Concrete blocks (1 o 2)

Toilet block

Toilet block (2 o 2)

Auckland synagogue

Auckland synagogue

Terrazzo

Making asbestos fibrolite

Making asbestos fibrolite

Mai i te whārangi 5 - Steel, aluminium, plastics and insulation

Steel frame construction

Steel frame construction

Plastics

Subsidised insulation

Subsidised insulation

Mai i te whārangi 6 - Roofing and glazing

Sanson grandstand

Sanson grandstand

Zincalume

Marseilles tiles

Marseilles tiles

Stained glass

Stained glass (1 o 3)

Art nouveau stained glass

Art nouveau stained glass (2 o 3)

Art deco stained glass

Art deco stained glass (3 o 3)

Glass building

Mai i te whārangi 7 - Ironmongery

Nailing competition

Nailing competition

Bucket of nails

Bucket of nails

Screw heads and drivers

Screw heads and drivers

Making bolts

Nail plates

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Jeremy Salmond, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/building-materials/media (accessed 15 October 2019)

Story by Jeremy Salmond, published 11 Mar 2010