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Kōrero: Streets and lighting

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - Building and funding streets

Christchurch lanes

Christchurch lanes

Open sewer, Queen Street

Open sewer, Queen Street

Plea to improve street, 1858

Plea to improve street, 1858

Tarsealing, 1925

Tarsealing, 1925

Suburban street, 2007

Suburban street, 2007

Mai i te whārangi 2 - Street standards and planning

Early street plan

Early street plan

Minimum street widths

Minimum street widths

Widening Wallace Street

Widening Wallace Street

One-way street

Building Newmarket viaduct

Building Newmarket viaduct

Mai i te whārangi 3 - Street construction and surfaces

Street building, late 19th century

Street building, late 19th century (1 o 3)

Nelson council workers, 1890s

Nelson council workers, 1890s (2 o 3)

Smoko

Laying wood blocks, 1913

Laying wood blocks, 1913

Laying bitumen

Relief work, 1930s

Relief work, 1930s

Mechanisation, 1950s

Mechanisation, 1950s

Mai i te whārangi 4 - Street verandahs

Streetscape, early 20th century

Streetscape, early 20th century

Verandah collapse

Verandah collapse

Department store verandah

Department store verandah

Verandah signs, 1960s

Verandah signs, 1960s

Mai i te whārangi 5 - Street lighting

Lamplight, 1867

Lamplight, 1867

Gas lighting

City lights, 1960s

City lights, 1960s

Electric lighting, 1960s

Electric lighting, 1960s

Auckland at night

Auckland at night

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Adrian Humphris, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/streets-and-lighting/media (accessed 4 June 2023)

He kōrero nā Adrian Humphris, i tāngia i te 11 Mar 2010