Heritage NZ: The Otira rail tunnel
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...
Tag : Minister of Works Sir William Fraser
SAVING Paekakariki HILL ROAD
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...