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Kōrero: Building stone

Taieri River bridge

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Taieri River bridge

The Taieri River bridge near Hyde has impressive abutments and piers made of locally quarried schist blocks. It was opened on 18 December 1879 by Mrs Brown, the wife of the engineer who designed the bridge and supervised construction.

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by Geoffrey Thornton

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Simon Nathan rāua ko Bruce Hayward, Building stone – Stone buildings in New Zealand, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/8067/taieri-river-bridge (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Simon Nathan rāua ko Bruce Hayward, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.