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Kōrero: Rural services

Extending the network

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Extending the network

Workers raise a power pole near Taumarunui in 1949 for the Poporoiti sawmill. After the Second World War there was increased demand for electricity, and power boards made a further effort to construct new lines in country districts.

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Nancy Swarbrick, Rural services – Electricity, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/18558/extending-the-network (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Nancy Swarbrick, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.