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Kōrero: Roads

Closing the gap

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Following the Second World War a major push was made to upgrade New Zealand roads. Here workers prepare a section of State Highway 1 between Christchurch and Picton for sealing.

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Archives New Zealand - Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Reference: Pictorial Parade 27. National Film Unit, 1954

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Carl Walrond, Roads – Building roads, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/video/23306/closing-the-gap (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Carl Walrond, i tāngia i te 2 March 2010, updated 1 March 2016.