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Story: Building and construction industry

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Early builders

  3. Commercial construction companies

  4. Residential construction companies

  5. The building profession and process

  6. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Early builders

Directions for a stonemason, 1832

Directions for a stonemason, 1832

Surrey Hills Estate

Surrey Hills Estate

Stone for the Dunedin post office

Stone for the Dunedin post office

Constructing a brick building

Constructing a brick building

From page 2 - Commercial construction companies

James Fletcher’s first house

James Fletcher’s first house (1st of 3)

Auckland city markets

Auckland city markets (2nd of 3)

Getty Center

Getty Center (3rd of 3)

Hutt Hospital topping-off ceremony

Hutt Hospital topping-off ceremony

Charles Luney, early 1930s

Charles Luney, early 1930s

Botany Town Centre

Botany Town Centre

Pegasus

Pegasus

From page 3 - Residential construction companies

Kitset cottage

Kitset cottage

Constructing state houses at Tītahi Bay

Constructing state houses at Tītahi Bay

Beazley Homes factory

Beazley Homes factory

Jo La Grouw

Jo La Grouw

Keith Hay’s cabinetmaking factory

Keith Hay’s cabinetmaking factory

From page 4 - The building profession and process

Naylor Love's apprentices

Naylor Love's apprentices

The building process

The building process

Dunedin City Council building control officer

Dunedin City Council building control officer

Leaky buildings

Leaky buildings

Leaky homes

Leaky homes

How to cite this page:

Carl Walrond, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/building-and-construction-industry/media (accessed 3 March 2021)

Story by Carl Walrond, published 11 Mar 2010

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