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Kōrero: Inventions, patents and trademarks

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - The ‘no. 8 wire’ tradition

Early Māori invention – the kopa

Early Māori invention – the kopa (1 o 2)

Pātītī

Pātītī (2 o 2)

Using a Thermette

Using a Thermette

McCulloch hand vacuum pump

McCulloch hand vacuum pump

A. J. Hackett's bungy jump from the Eiffel Tower

A. J. Hackett's bungy jump from the Eiffel Tower

Mai i te whārangi 2 - Patents in New Zealand

Patent applications, 1995-2007

Patent applications, 1995-2007

Early New Zealand patent

Early New Zealand patent

The Baeyertz tape

The Baeyertz tape

Seismic shock absorber

Seismic shock absorber

Henry Hughes, patent agent

Henry Hughes, patent agent

Mai i te whārangi 3 - Farming inventions

The Corriedale sheep

The Corriedale sheep

The Vacreator

Aerial topdressing trials

Aerial topdressing trials

Electric fence

Murdoch tranquilliser gun

Murdoch tranquilliser gun (1 o 2)

Colin Murdoch with zebra

Colin Murdoch with zebra (2 o 2)

Mai i te whārangi 4 - Transport inventions

Richard Pearse

The Hamilton jet boat

The Hamilton jet boat

Montgomery mooring system

Montgomery mooring system

Glenn Martin's jetpack

Glenn Martin's jetpack

Roadside Stories: Invercargill's inventors

Roadside Stories: Invercargill's inventors

Mai i te whārangi 5 - Trademarks

‘Sure to rise’

‘Sure to rise’

Swanndri shirt

Jandals

Zespri kiwifruit

Zespri kiwifruit

Marketing Cervena

Marketing Cervena

Mai i te whārangi 6 - The modern patent system

Jazz apple family tree

Jazz apple family tree

Whale blanket

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Mark Derby, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/inventions-patents-and-trademarks/media (accessed 30 September 2023)

He kōrero nā Mark Derby, i tāngia i te 11 Mar 2010, updated 1 Feb 2015