Category Archives: tower

Te Apiti Wind Farm: near Ashurst, North Island

Posted on 21 October 2011 by

New Zealand has a long history of windmill use, particularly the traditional ‘American-style’ windmills that look like a circular fanned hand of cards, typically to pump water for stock.  Windmills operate mills and pumps, whereas wind turbines are used as … Continue reading →

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Auckland Waterfront: Cement Silos, Wynyard Quarter

Posted on 25 September 2011 by

Wynyard wharf, in Official Bay, is one of Auckland’s earliest wharves.  It was named for Lieutenant-General RH Wynyard (1802-1864), who was Superintendent of Auckland Province from 1853 to 1855.  More information about Wynyard can be found at http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/1966/wynyard-robert-henry/1.   Construction … Continue reading →

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Wanganui: Bastia Hill Water Tower

Posted on 9 July 2011 by

In pre-European times Bastia Hill was the site of a large fortified pa, Taumahaaute.  Some years later, in 1896 Augustine Georgetti from Corsica bought the hill from Major John Nixon, and the land was farmed. The Bastia Hill tower was … Continue reading →

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