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Kōrero: Building materials

Rarangi kaupapa

  1. He korero whakarapopoto

  2. Early houses

  3. Timber

  4. Stone, bricks and mortar

  5. Cement and concrete

  6. Steel, aluminium, plastics and insulation

  7. Roofing and glazing

  8. Ironmongery

  9. Hononga, rauemi nō waho

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

Four-by-two

Trusses

Trusses

Making plaster board by hand, 1927

Making plaster board by hand, 1927

Mai i te whārangi 3 - Stone, bricks and mortar

Stone mason

Stone mason

Brick factory

Brick factory

Lime kiln

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

Terrazzo

Making asbestos fibrolite

Making asbestos fibrolite

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

Steel frame construction

Steel frame construction

Plastics

Plastics

Subsidised insulation

Subsidised insulation

Mai i te whārangi 6 - Roofing and glazing

Sanson grandstand

Sanson grandstand

Zincalume

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

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

Making bolts

Nail plates

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 30 May 2023)

He kōrero nā Jeremy Salmond, i tāngia i te 11 Mar 2010

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