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Kōrero: Sewage, water and waste

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - Māori and colonial settlements

Māori midden, Takapuna

Māori midden, Takapuna

Swampy Dunedin

Guttersnipes and muck

Guttersnipes and muck

Mai i te whārangi 2 - Dirt and disease

Scarlet fever, 1866

Scarlet fever, 1866

Causes of death, Christchurch, 1875–1910

Causes of death, Christchurch, 1875–1910

Typhoid map, Wellington

Typhoid map, Wellington

Ligar Canal, Auckland

Ligar Canal, Auckland

Western Springs pumping station, 1890s

Western Springs pumping station, 1890s

Mai i te whārangi 3 - Stinking cities

Inspector of nuisances

Inspector of nuisances

Outhouse, Auckland

Outhouse, Auckland

Night-soil man

Dunedin renamed ‘Stinkapool’

Dunedin renamed ‘Stinkapool’

Detritus tank, 1904

Detritus tank, 1904 (1 o 3)

Sewage treatment, early 1900s

Sewage treatment, early 1900s (2 o 3)

Building a sewer

Building a sewer (3 o 3)

Mai i te whārangi 4 - Water supply

Backyard well

Backyard well (1 o 3)

Artesian well

Artesian well (2 o 3)

Drinking fountain

Drinking fountain (3 o 3)

Building the Wainuiomata reservoir

Building the Wainuiomata reservoir

Waikato River water treatment

Waikato River water treatment

Treating Waikato River water

Treating Waikato River water

Water meters

Mai i te whārangi 5 - Solid waste

Rag-and-bone man

Rag-and-bone man

Wellington destructor, around 1930

Wellington destructor, around 1930

Wellington rubbish truck, 1951

Wellington rubbish truck, 1951

Karori tip

Mai i te whārangi 6 - Cleaning up dumps

Porirua rubbish tip, 1987

Porirua rubbish tip, 1987

Refuse in landfills, 2004

Refuse in landfills, 2004

Marfell Park

Sanitary landfill

Sanitary landfill

Mai i te whārangi 7 - Recycling and waste minimisation

Anti-tip protesters

Anti-tip protesters

Wellington dusties

Wellington dusties

Recycling

Mai i te whārangi 8 - Water pollution

Ōkahu Bay

Rosedale waste-water plant

Rosedale waste-water plant (1 o 2)

Waste-water treatment at Māngere

Waste-water treatment at Māngere (2 o 2)

Lake Rotorua health warning

Lake Rotorua health warning

Urban water pollution

Urban water pollution

Mai i te whārangi 9 - Air pollution

District planning map

District planning map

Christchurch pollution

Christchurch pollution

Vehicle emissions

Vehicle emissions

Clean-air protester

Clean-air protester

Earthsong Eco Village, 2007

Earthsong Eco Village, 2007

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Christine Dann, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/sewage-water-and-waste/media (accessed 25 April 2024)

He kōrero nā Christine Dann, i tāngia i te 11 Mar 2010