Lest we forget
Image: “Selection” of Hungarian Jews on the ramp at Auschwitz II-Birkenau, May/June 1944. Back on 26 January David Seymour spoke at an event hosted by...
Category : Historical
The 1970s the go-ahead decade
Last month, I covered our golden economic era, the 1960s, and the first signs of the end of our economic golden age. The 1970s will...
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...
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...