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Kōrero: Iron and steel

Rarangi kaupapa

  1. Story summary

  2. Iron – an abundant resource

  3. Attempts to extract iron

  4. The steel industry

  5. Steel products

  6. Corrugated iron

  7. Hononga, rauemi nō waho

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - Iron – an abundant resource

Black-sand beach near Kāwhia

Black-sand beach near Kāwhia

Magnetic ironsand

Magnetic ironsand

Ironsand beaches, western North Island

Ironsand beaches, western North Island

Mai i te whārangi 2 - Attempts to extract iron

Blast furnace, Taranaki

Blast furnace, Taranaki

Onekakā ironworks

Onekakā ironworks

John Cull’s smelting method

John Cull’s smelting method

Electric arc furnace

Electric arc furnace

New Zealand Steel mill

New Zealand Steel mill

Mai i te whārangi 3 - The steel industry

Mining ironsands

Mining ironsands

Inside an iron smelter

Inside an iron smelter

Oxygen lancing

Oxygen lancing

Chemical composition of ironsands

Chemical composition of ironsands

From ironsand to steel

From ironsand to steel

Mai i te whārangi 4 - Steel products

Cold-rolled steel

Cold-rolled steel

Corrugated steel cladding

Corrugated steel cladding

Galvanised steel beams

Galvanised steel beams

Mai i te whārangi 5 - Corrugated iron

Trampers’ hut

Trampers’ hut

Roofing iron

Roofing iron

Contemporary cladding

Contemporary cladding

Iconic iron

Iconic iron

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Fleur Templeton, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/iron-and-steel/media (accessed 24 January 2021)

He kōrero nā Fleur Templeton, i tāngia i te 12 Jun 2006

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