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Steampunk HQ

Steampunk HQ is an art collaboration and gallery in the historic Victorian precinct of Oamaru, New Zealand. Opened in November 2011, it celebrates its own industrial take on steampunk via an array of contraptions and sculptures, complemented by audiovisual installations. A yard also contains a collection of other industrial parts and projects in various stages of completion. Steampunk HQ is located in the former Meeks Grain Elevator Building, a historic building registered with by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust as a Category I structure. Outside of the free-standing stone building, a coin-operated "steampunk" railway engine greets visitors. This NZR DS class diesel locomotive has been heavily modified with lights, engine, and train whistle noises, and fire breathing out of its chimney. The building's exterior walls are decorated with creations such as giant flies made from metal and industrial parts. Inside, the gallery presents a theme of a dark post-apocalyptic vision of a future "as it might have been". Contraptions and machinery featuring heavy use of copper, gears, pipes, gas cylinders, as well as an ensemble of skeletal sculptures are lit by flickering lights and accompanied by projectors and background sounds. Two large darkened rooms and part of the building's basement house a variety of old industrial and medical machines remade into "aetheric" devices. The exhibits include some large machines, such as a steam tractor, periodically emitting steam, and a boat with a grim reaper. A back door from the gallery leads to a yard containing further large machines in various stages of being "steampunked", for example a train carriage being converted to a fortified steam engine and an "Aethertractor", as well as a variety of junk waiting to become parts of yet more contraptions. In 2012, Steampunk HQ was rated as one of New Zealand's best new tourist attractions. The annual Steampunk NZ Festival is held every Queen's Birthday Weekend in early June, with three days of activities, including a fashion show and ball. The Libratory art gallery next door in the Woolstore displays and sells steampunk artwork and sculptures. References External links Official website
Sutton Salt Lake

Sutton Salt Lake (also known as Salt Lake) in Otago, is New Zealand's only inland salt water lake. Geography Sutton Salt Lake is located 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) west of Sutton, in the Strath Taieri, a valley surrounded by high hills. The hills to its north west are the Rock and Pillar Range, and south west the Lammermoor Range. Geology The lake is situated in schist basement and filled only by rainwater and dries up during periods of warm weather and little rain, in up to annual cycles. It has been doing this for about 20,000 years When full, the lake has salinity about one quarter to one third of that of seawater and a pH near 9. At other times it has salinity up to 50 mS/cm which is more than typical New Zealand oceanic waters. The salinity is due to marine aerosols in rainwater which has been concentrated by around 20000 evaporation and refilling cycles. Climate Sutton Salt Lake is also unique in that it lies in a region of windy cool-temperate maritime climate. This makes it different from most of the world's saline lakes, which usually form in arid continental landscapes. The total area of the lake, when the shallow depression is filled with rainwater, is nearly two hectares. The nearest coast is 50 km (31 mi) from the lake, and separated from the lake by to its south an area of high ground known as the Barewood Plateau. The area around Sutton Lake gets 500 mm (20 in) of rainfall annually, about half of that of the coast nearby. It like much of Central Otago is in the rain shadow of the Southern Alps. Coastal hills create a minor barrier to the rain, halving the amount of rainfall that the lake receives. Strong winds increase the lake's surface evaporation rate, which is around 700 mm (28 in)/year. Ecology The lake site has surrounding halophytic vegetation. The margin flats around the lake have much lower salinity than the lake itself. The most abundant salt grasses are the native Puccinellia walkeri and the introduced Puccinellia fasciculata. Since 1984 exotic weeds have displaced the native salt-tolerant herb Selliera radicans invading the lower saline margins around the lake. Notes References
Upper Nihotupu Reservoir

Das Upper Nihotupu Reservoir ist ein Stausee im Waitākere Ward des Auckland Council auf der Nordinsel von Neuseeland. Geographie Das Upper Nihotupu Reservoir, das mit anderen Reservoirs in der Gegend der Trinkwasserversorgung von Auckland und seiner Region dient, umfasst eine Fläche von 10,2 Hektar. Das Gewässer befindet sich rund 11,5 km westsüdwestlich von New Lynn, einem südwestlich liegenden Stadtteil der Stadt Auckland und ist rund 6 km nordnordwestlich des Manukau Harbour zu finden. Der Stausee erstreckt sich über eine Länge von rund 1,2 km in Nordnordwest-Südsüdost-Richtung und misst an seiner breitesten Stelle rund 180 m in Südwest-Nordost-Richtung. Der Umfang des Sees kommt auf eine Länge von rund 3 km. An der tiefsten Stelle des Stausees wurde 33,9 m gemessen. Gespeist wird der See durch den von Norden zulaufenden Nihotupu Stream und verschiedene Streams beidseitig des Sees. Die Entwässerung des Upper Nihotupu Reservoir findet ebenfalls über den Nihotupu Stream statt, der später das Lower Nihotupu Reservoir speist. Absperrbauwerk Das Absperrbauwerk des Stausees, das in den Jahren 1915 bis 1923 erstellt wurde, besteht aus einer aus Beton erstellten Bogenstaumauer, deren Höhe 50,3 m beträgt und in der Mitte einen Überlauf besitzt. Der Damm kann den See auf ein maximales Volumen von 2.202.000 m³ Wasser aufstauen. Trinkwasserversorgung Die Stauseen Upper Nihotupu Reservoir, Lower Nihotupu Reservoir, Upper Huia Reservoir, Lower Huia Reservoir und das Waitākere Reservoir können zusammen bis zu 25 % des Trinkwasserbedarfs von Auckland decken, liefern aber nur durchschnittlich etwa 19 % des Bedarfs pro Jahr. Siehe auch Liste der Seen in Neuseeland Literatur Auckland Council (Hrsg.): State of the Waitākere Ranges Heritage Area 2018. 2018 (englisch, Online [PDF; 38,0 MB; abgerufen am 13. Februar 2024]). Auckland Regional Council (Hrsg.): Assessment of the ecological condition of 32 lakes in the Auckland Region using LakeSPI. TR 2009/011, Februar 2009 (englisch, Online [PDF; 3,1 MB; abgerufen am 12. Februar 2024]). Weblinks Upper Nihotupu Reservoir. In: New Zealand Gazetteer. Land Information New Zealand, abgerufen am 12. Februar 2024 (englisch). Einzelnachweise
Upper Nihotupu Reservoir

The Upper Nihotupu Reservoir (or Upper Nihotupu Dam) is one of five reservoirs in the Waitākere Ranges that supply water to Auckland, New Zealand. Completed in 1923, the concrete gravity dam and its reservoir are managed by Watercare Services, a council-owned company. Construction After the 1898 Auckland droughts, an alternative to the Western Springs pumping station was investigated, with the Waitākere Ranges considered the best option. In 1902, wooden dams were placed at Nihotupu and neighbouring Quinns Creek, which were demolished by 1914. The dam was tendered in 1915, and a contract awarded to Gisborne firm Langlands and Company. During the construction of a tramline between the construction site and the wharf at Big Muddy Creek, a freak accident occurred during blasting when a stray rock flew 100m into the site office, killing contractor William Langlands. Construction was slow due to high rainfall and flooding in the area, and a lack of labour and resources because of the outbreak of World War I, but the dam was eventually finished in 1923. Tourism The Nihotupu area and the picturesque Nihotupu Falls were a tourist attraction in the late 19th century before the dam was built. The dam can be reached by walking track access from Piha Road, with steep steps lead up the face of the dam. The Nihotupu Tramline built during the construction of the dam was later used for the Watercare-run Rainforest Express tourist attraction. In November 2014, the Nihotupu Tramline and Waitakere Tramline were permanently closed to the public by Watercare after a geological report found 20 "at-risk" sites along the tramline paths. References
Waitākere College

Waitākere College is a state coeducational secondary school located in Henderson, Auckland, New Zealand, established in 1975. A total of 2,051 students from Years 9 to 13 (ages 13 to 18) attend Waitākere College as of March 2026. Students entering the college are allocated into one of three "Houses". The house names use Māori words: Aroha (Love), Manawanui (Perseverance), and Matauranga (Knowledge). Waitākere College offers an extra 'Performing Arts' subject formerly run by Stephen Nightingale. Entry is based on an audition process and the course runs for years 9 and 10. It covers drama, dance, music, singing, theatre, film/television, editing, theatre lighting, make-up and costume. Waitākere College is often used as a filming location for the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street, as the location of Ferndale High School. Enrolment As of March 2026, Waitākere College has a roll of 2,051 students, of which 536 (26.1%) identify as Māori. As of 2026, the school has an Equity Index of 480, placing it amongst schools whose students have above average socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to deciles 4 and 5 under the former socio-economic decile system). Notable alumni Shayne Elliott (born 1963/64), New Zealand banker, CEO of ANZ Bank. Sione Lauaki (1981–2017), All Black References
Waitakaruru Arboretum

The Sculpture Park at Waitakaruru Arboretum is an arboretum in New Zealand. Situated in a disused quarry near the small village of Tauwhare in the Waikato region, the project to rehabilitate the site was initiated in 1991 by the owners, John and Dorothy Wakeling. They have passed the park over to a charitable trust. The park is now run by the Art-in-Nature Arboretum Trust. The 17.5 ha area contains more than 25,000 trees and shrubs and also houses an outdoor sculpture park, of more than 100 sculptures and installations. The area closer to the quarry cliffs and the enclosed lake has also been used as a site for musical performances. Geography The sculpture park and arboretum is set into a hillside that was once used as a quarry. In parts, the lack of a good topsoil layer made the rehabilitation difficult. The sculpture park overlooks the gentle rolling pasture land east of Hamilton. The Waitakaruru Stream runs through the lower part of the arboretum, and several ponds and a small lake are also part of the grounds. Footnotes External links Official website of Waitakaruru Arboretum and Sculpture Park
Waiopehu College

Waiopehu College is a state coeducational secondary school located in Levin, New Zealand. The school opened in February 1973 as Levin's second secondary school, after Horowhenua College struggled to cope with 1200 students. Serving Years 9 to 13 (ages 13 to 18), the school has a roll of 578 students as of March 2026. The original school buildings were built to the Education Department's S68 design: single-storey classroom blocks of cinderblock or masonry construction, with low-pitched roofs and internal open courtyards. The college is one of many that have problems with leaking roofs due to the S68's roof design. In 2014 the school opened a purpose-built teen parent unit. The building won an award in the 'education' category at the 2015 New Zealand Institute of Architects Awards. In 2016 a new special needs unit was opened. Enrolment As of March 2026, Waiopehu College has roll of 578 students, of which 275 (47.6%) identify as Māori. As of 2026, the school has an Equity Index of 513, placing it amongst schools whose students have many socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to deciles 2 and 3 under the former socio-economic decile system). Notable alumni Barry Petherick – former principal at Waiopehu College, made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2016 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his work in education. Carlos Spencer – rugby union player and coach, All Black (1995–2004). Robert Nopera (Chubb) Tangaroa - international softball player, made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2004 Queen's Birthday Honours List. References External links Education Review Office (ERO) reports for Waiopehu College
Whangaparāoa River

The Whangaparāoa River is a river in the eastern North Island of New Zealand. Its headwaters are in the Raukumara Range and the Gisborne District, from where it flows northwest to reach the sea at Whangaparāoa Bay, an indentation in the far east of the Bay of Plenty, 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of Cape Runaway. See also List of rivers of New Zealand References
Whangaparaoa (fleuve)

Le fleuve Whangaparaoa (en anglais : Whangaparaoa River) est un cours d’eau de la région de Gisborne dans l’Île du Nord de la Nouvelle-Zélande. Géographie Il s’écoule vers le nord-ouest à partir de la chaîne de Raukumara pour atteindre la Baie de “ Whangaparaoa Bay”, une indentation de la partie tout à fait à l’est de la 'Bay of plenty ou Baie de l’Abondance', à 5 km au sud de Cap Runaway. Voir aussi la liste des cours d'eau de la Nouvelle-Zélande Notes et références Notes (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Whangaparaoa River » (voir la liste des auteurs). Références Ressource relative à la géographie : New Zealand Gazetteer Portail des lacs et cours d'eau Portail de la Nouvelle-Zélande
Gisborne City Vintage Railway

The Gisborne City Vintage Railway (GCVR) Incorporated is a railway preservation group based in Gisborne, New Zealand. Operating on part of the northern section of the mothballed Palmerston North–Gisborne Line, the group was founded in 1985. After signing a lease with KiwiRail, Gisborne City Vintage Railway now operates its steam locomotive WA 165 on public excursion trains from Gisborne south to Muriwai, a distance of about 17 kilometres (11 mi). GCVR runs charter and public excursions, mainly from October to June. From 1986, the group began restoration of WA 165, the first locomotive built at NZR's Hillside Workshops in 1897. The locomotive was returned to steam in October 2000. The group then began running excursions from Gisborne. Lease In March 2012, KiwiRail announced that it was mothballing the Napier-Gisborne section of the Palmerston North-Gisborne Line, due to the cost of repairing storm damage to the line. This put the future of Gisborne City Vintage Railway in question. In 2013, the group's president, Geoff Joyce, told the Gisborne District Council that the group was preparing a business case to lease the line from KiwiRail. The plan included leasing 34 km (21 mi) of track from Gisborne to Beach Loop. In September 2015, Gisborne City Vintage Railway signed a License to Occupy agreement with KiwiRail, which enables them to lease the line from Gisborne to Beach Loop. In addition to paying the lease, they also have to maintain that section of the line including all of the bridges. Repairs and maintenance As of 1 January 2021, damage to the track at Beach Loop was preventing Gisborne City Vintage Railway from operating south of Muriwai. In December 2022, the Eastland Group announced that the Tūranganui River railway bridge, used by the train to collect cruise ship passengers from the port was no longer considered safe. As an interim measure, a bus was arranged to take cruise ship passengers from the port to connect with the train. Later that month, the Gisborne City Vintage Railway reported that it aimed to raise $800,000 to undertake repairs and maintenance on the line to Muriwai. See also NZR WA class Locomotives of New Zealand References External links Media related to Gisborne City Vintage Railway at Wikimedia Commons Gisborne City Vintage Railway official web site. From ruins to steam YouTube video clip
Oamaru Steam and Rail Restoration Society

The Oamaru Steam and Rail Restoration Society was formed in 1985 to preserve PWD 535. Since establishment the Society has acquired and preserved Hudswell Clarke built 0-4-0ST B10 of 1924 from the Pukeuri Alliance Freezing Works, a Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns shunter No.7908 of 1962 from the Pukeuri Alliance Freezing Works and TR 35 of 1939 from the New Zealand Railways Corporation. The society also currently has DSA 234 on loan to them by one of their members. The railway is located in Oamaru's Historic Precinct, utilising a portion of the former New Zealand Railways Oamaru yard. Train travels every Sunday from Harbourside Station to Quarry Siding (1.7km) located by the Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony, alongside Oamaru's Victorian Harbour. Locomotives and rolling stock Locomotives In addition: The Ocean Beach Railway leased to the OS&RRS in 2009 their locomotive A 67 as a stand in for B10 while B10 was sidelined for its ten-year survey. It has since returned to the OBR. The OS&RRS had purchased DSA 218 in 1989 and it arrived the same year and hauled trains on the line. It was swapped for B10 along with DSA 234 in November the same year to the Waitaki NZ's (now Alliance) Pukeuri Freezing Works, Pukeuri. DSA 218 is now owned by the Ashburton Railway & Preservation Society and is awaiting restoration at The Plains Vintage Railway & Historical Museum. K 92 from the Waimea Plains Railway came to Oamaru Steam & Rail in early 2007 where it regularly operated on their open days as another stand in for B10. It was moved to the Kingston Flyer in 2008. B10's former Pukeuri stablemate, D16, briefly visited Oamaru Steam and Rail in December 2017 for the filming of an episode of the BBC TV series 'Coast New Zealand' with Neil Oliver, and to run public trains around the harbour. D16 is now a resident at the Pleasant Point Railway. On the 18th of January 2024, DM 216 arrived there after a recent purchase from [The National Railway Museum of New Zealand]. They are going to convert it to diesel-electric. References External links Official website
Pahiatua Railcar Society

The Pahiatua Railcar Society (PRS) is a society located in Pahiatua, New Zealand, dedicated to the restoration of railcars and other locomotives and rolling stock formerly operated by the New Zealand Railways Department. It is notable for possessing the sole remaining examples of the RM class 88 seater and Wairarapa railcars. Having restored Standard class railcar Rm 31 to mainline standard for use on the national railway network, the Society ran its first revenue services on the Wairarapa Line at an open day on 12 February 2012. Infrastructure The PRS is based at Pahiatua's railway station on the Wairarapa Line and has preserved the station building, goods shed, and surrounds. The railway station is a wooden structure that dates from 1971 and was built to replace a former building from 1897 that had been demolished. It is one of the last wooden stations built by the New Zealand Railways Department and one of the few remaining examples of its type. The goods shed dates from 1897 and is one of the larger rural goods sheds to survive in New Zealand. The PRS has added its own structures to the station precinct: a railcar shed for storage and restoration work, and another shed to provide shelter for the society's rolling stock. Rolling stock NZR Railcars Diesel locomotives Wagons Rm 31 is the society's only operating railcar and is one of four preserved railcars of the Standard class. The PRS is actively restoring Rm 5, which has had to be largely rebuilt due to its rotten wooden frame, and Rm 121. Parts of Rm 119 and Rm 133 are being used on Rm 121. It used to be believed that no 88 seater railcar would survive for preservation, but the PRS and the Rm 133 Railcar Trust Board recovered Rm 133 from its resting place at Auckland International Airport where it had been used by the rescue services for training. As both ends were affected by a fire, it has subsequently been decided to dedicate all efforts to the restoration of Rm 121. Both ends of Rm 121 have now been recovered and other parts have been sourced from the remnants of Rm 133 and Rm 119. The society aims to fully rebuild an operational 88 seater. The two TR locomotives are small shunting locomotives, and the PWD D class is another shunting locomotive that was solely operated by the PWD on its construction projects and never owned by the Railways Department. The Society also possesses three jiggers (surfacemen's trolleys), two motorised and one hand-powered, and the turntable from Thames. The society's collection of rolling stock includes both four-wheel and bogie wagons of an array of types, from a guard's van to cement and sheep wagons. In September 2020, the Society announced it had bought the three recently-retired Silver Fern Railcars off of KiwiRail. References External links Official website
Tamaki railway station

Tamaki railway station was a station serving Tāmaki, on Auckland's Eastern Line in New Zealand, from 1930 to 2003. A station at Tāmaki was first mentioned in March 1920, when the site was described as, "in the middle of open grass with hardly a house within half a mile". It was to be called Marama, until on 27 May 1929 it was decided to call it Tamaki and, to avoid confusion, rename Tamaki Siding, near Dannevirke, as Tapuata. From November 1928 J W Bambury Ltd, of Auckland, built a wooden station with a tiled roof. By 6 May 1930 it was ready for goods traffic, with an island platform, loading bank and a 31 wagon siding. It opened to passengers on Sunday 16 November 1930. In 1926 it was 6 mi 46 ch (10.6 km) from the Britomart terminus and in 1943 5 mi 71 ch (9.5 km) from the 1930 Auckland terminal. Footbridge No 12 was at the Westfield end of the platform, which in 1978 was 166 m (545 ft) long and 0.4 m (1 ft 4 in) high. From Monday 30 November 1959 it became an officered station, until it closed to small lots and parcels on 31 March 1983. In 1989 it was described as a low island platform with closed up station building. Railway housing was provided after Cabinet approved 25 pre-cut houses on 3 November 1953. In 1955 46 State houses were completed. A new goods yard opened in December 1959, with a 50 ft (15 m) x 40 ft (12 m) goods shed (50 feet by 40 feet ) and 80 ft (24 m) long loading shelter from February 1960. In 1961 a separate goods office and a store for tarpaulins, dunnage and fuel were added. On 1 August 1962 a 75 ft (23 m) extension to the goods shed was completed, with approval for another £17,500 extension of the shed on 23 November 1964, which could then take 26 wagons and the loading shelter 36 wagons. On 30 June 1965 another £63,000 of extensions and alterations to the station yard to provide for additional goods handling was authorised and on 1 February 1966 £1,200 for a 70 ft (21 m) low-level loading bank. See also List of Auckland railway stations References External links Aerial photo during construction 1930s photo of footbridge and station 1970s photo showing part of goods yard