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Kōrero: Building and construction industry

Constructing state houses at Tītahi Bay

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Constructing state houses at Tītahi Bay

Builders work on state houses at Tītahi Bay, near Wellington, in 1949. State houses were built by private builders who tendered for contracts. Successful tenderers ranged from large companies like Fletcher Construction to small firms with only a few staff.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PA-Group-00685)

Reference: PAColl-9150-23

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Carl Walrond, Building and construction industry – Residential construction companies, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/24191/constructing-state-houses-at-titahi-bay (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Carl Walrond, i tāngia i te 26 February 2010.