HOW WE GOT HERE
EXPLORE 50 YEARS OF HISTORY AT TIWAI
CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF TIWAI
“Our history is New Zealand’s history.”
The political and global challenges, over the last half-century, have given cause to an undercurrent of innovative thinking and a drive to do better. Discover why 50 years of challenge and change is worth celebrating.
c.1400-1970
1971-1980
1981-1990
1991-2000
2001-2010
2011-2020
2021-Today
1400s-1500s
“WAITAHA” ERA OF NGĀI TAHU HISTORY
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1800s
NGĀI TAHU OCCUPATION OF SOUTHERN MURIHIKU
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1840
CROWN AUTHORITY
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1850
COLONIAL SETTLEMENT
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1867
BLUFF-INVERCARGILL RAILWAY
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1877
BLUFF HARBOUR BOARD ESTABLISHED
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1886
HALL-HEROULT PROCESS INVENTED
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1904
HYDROELECTRIC POSSIBILITIES EXPLORED IN NEW ZEALAND
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1955
2540 MILLION TONNES OF BAUXITE ORE
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1956
ISLAND HARBOUR DEVELOPMENT
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1956
PLANS FOR AN INTEGRATED ALUMINIUM INDUSTRY BEGAN
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1958
AN IMPORTANT QUESTION WAS ASKED
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1960
THE SAVE MANAPOURI CAMPAIGN
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1960
COMALCO SIGNED THE AGREEMENT FOR HYDROELECTRIC RIGHTS
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1961
PRELIMINARY WORK AT MANAPOURI POWER STATION BEGAN
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1962
THE GOVERNMENT OFFERED TO BUILD MANAPOURI
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1962
TIWAI POINT IDENTIFIED AS THE MOST LIKELY SITE FOR THE SMELTER
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1963
BUILDING MANAPOURI
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1964
FIRST CHARGES FIRED ON THE TUNNEL
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1966
THE AGREEMENT WAS SIGNED COMALCO WOULD BUILD A 100,000 TONNE SMELTER IN BLUFF.
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1966
AN AUSTRALIAN, JAPANESE & NEW ZEALAND LIAISON
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1967
THE GLADSTONE ALUMINA REFINERY WAS COMMISSIONED
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1969
SMELTER CONSTRUCTION BEGINS
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1969
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH GRANT ANNOUNCED
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1970
NEW ZEALAND'S FIRST CONSERVATION ISSUE
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