Cornish Pumphouse

The remarkable thing about this building is that it was moved in 2006 at a cost of $4 million as it was on the verge of collapse after a mine collapse. Weighing 1840 tonnes and standing three storeys high, it was moved in its entirety to its present site. It was shifted on teflon-coated concrete beams to a new site 300 metres away.

Waihi

September 18th 2008
Wednesday, 17th September Waihi was the destination for today, about 40kms north of here. This pastoral town was brought back to life by the reopening of the Martha goldmine by Newmont Mining in 1987 after being closed in 1952. About 6 mine shafts were taken by a huge open cut mine. This hole will reach a depth of 250m before they stop mining, allowing it gradually fill with water to ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Bay of Plenty

The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more

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