A golden age for the association
Photo: The Federation’s relationship with ‘Kiwi’ Keith Holyoake and the Second National Government (1960-1972) that included Robert Muldoon was also clearly a golden age for...
Category : Historical
1950s – the pursuit of industry representation
Caption: Back row from left: Trevor Culley (fifth president); Vic Draper (second president); John Feast (seventh president); Harold Parsons (fourth president); Noel Margan (third president);...
A history of the CCNZ: Part One
Caption: From the archives: On his retirement Ron Tarr and his wife are presented with a silver tea set in 1972 (from the Auckland Branch)...
Great projects in history: the St Lawrence Seaway
A near-contiguous waterway stretching halfway across the widest part of the continent massively accelerated North American development. Hugh de Lacy reflects. While other countries relied...
Looking back on an on-going project
As work progresses on extending the (current) New Plymouth Airport and building a new terminal, Neil Ritchie looks back on its chequered, 55-year-old history. Local...
A highway taken out of obscurity
A lonely grave on a remote Taranaki hillside is a poignant reminder of the sacrifices made to open up the precipitous North Island hill country....
Auckland’s boulevard: Tamaki Drive
Tamaki Drive could loosely be described as Auckland’s boulevard, a showpiece facing a magnificent harbour. Richard Silcock traces its history, and explores why this stretch...
Award-winning crane project … from the past
Back in 1998 we ran an article about an award-winning, unusual crane project in Auckland that was so unique it featured at length in an...
Christchurch International Airport – an ongoing story
Since its inception in 1936, Christchurch International Airport has been an unfinished project in terms of ongoing development. Richard Silcock traces the history and recent...
Old scrapers in action
In the April issue we featured the making of Auckland International Airport, which opened in January 1966. THE AIRPORT WAS FIRST mooted back in 1929...