Heritage NZHeritage NZ: The Otira rail tunnelContrafed PUblishingFebruary 21, 2017December 30, 2019 by Contrafed PUblishingFebruary 21, 2017December 30, 2019 From its opening in 1923 the Otira rail tunnel has ranked as an extraordinary feat of engineering. HUGH DE LACY tells its story. It was...
Heritage TrailsSaving Paekakariki Hill RoadContrafed PUblishingJune 13, 2016January 3, 2020 by Contrafed PUblishingJune 13, 2016January 3, 2020 An almost forgotten group of World War One tunnellers saved the Paekakariki Hill Road from closure, as HUGH DE LACY discovers. THOSE CANTANKEROUS heroes of...