WebTEV Wahine was a twin-screw, turbo-electric, roll-on/roll-off ferry.Ordered in 1964, the vessel was built by the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, in Govan, Glasgow, Scotland for the Union Steam Ship Company's Wellington-Lyttelton Steamer Express Service in New Zealand. The ship's name, Wahine (pronounced wä-ˈhē-nē), is a word for …

WebLyttelton road tunnel – on SH 74 under the Port Hills between Lyttelton and the Heathcote Valley in Christchurch, 1900 m long. Opened 1964. Moki Tunnel – on SH 43 between Whangamōmona and Taumarunui, approx 200 m long. Single lane, uses wooden shoring. Mount Messenger Tunnel – on SH 3 between New Plymouth and Te Kuiti. This section of ...

WebThe Transmission Gully Motorway (Māori: Te Ara Nui o Te Rangihaeata) is a 27-kilometre-long (17-mile), four-lane motorway north of Wellington, New Zealand; it is part of the State Highway 1 route. Construction began on 8 September 2014 and completion was originally scheduled for April 2020, but contractual negotiations as well as difficulties …

WebRail transport in New Zealand is an integral part of New Zealand's transport network with 19 million net tonnes moved by rail annually, with 99.5% of New Zealand's exports and imports being transported through the country's seaports.. Rail transport played an important role in the opening up and development of the hinterland outside of New Zealand's …

WebVarious conspiracy theories allege that U.S. government officials had advance knowledge of Japan's December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor.Ever since the Japanese attack, there has been debate as to why and how the United States had been caught off guard, and how much and when American officials knew of Japanese plans for an attack. In September …

Web7 February: HMS Orpheus sinks in Manukau Harbour, killing 189 people. 23 February: 7.5 earthquake causes moderate damage across central New Zealand. 1864. War in the Waikato ends with battle of Orakau. Gold discovered in Marlborough and Westland. Arthur, George, and Edward Dobson are the first Pākehā to cross what becomes known as …

WebLocal programming: Breakfast presented by Brent Harbour, followed by a local workday show with Shaun. Auckland. 91-8 More FM Auckland is a radio station serving the Auckland urban area and can be heard in parts of Waikato, such as Paeroa. More FM Auckland came to be in August 1993 and featured Kim (Kim Adamson) & Corbett (Jeremy Corbett) in the ...

WebSir Keith Jacka Holyoake, KG, GCMG, CH, QSO, PC (/ ˈ h oʊ l i oʊ k /; 11 February 1904 – 8 December 1983) was the 26th prime minister of New Zealand, serving for a brief period in 1957 and then from 1960 to 1972, and also the 13th governor-general of New Zealand, serving from 1977 to 1980.He is the only New Zealand politician to date to have held both …

WebSteven Andrew Soderbergh (/ ˈ s oʊ d ər b ɜːr ɡ /; born January 14, 1963) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer and editor. A pioneer of modern independent cinema, Soderbergh is an acclaimed and prolific filmmaker.. Soderbergh's directorial-breakthrough indie drama Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989) lifted him into the …

WebMV Kaitaki is a roll-on/roll-off ferry built in 1995. It previously operated under the names, Isle of Innisfree, then Pride of Cherbourg, Stena Challenger and Challenger.As of 2008, MV Kaitaki was the largest ferry operating the Interislander service between the North and South Islands of New Zealand having taken her latest name in 2007. KiwiRail, the …