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School Days and More at The Museum of Transport and Technology

Wanda — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 20:06:32 +0000

We had a great time strolling through the different venues checking out information about Jean Batten, who was the first ever woman to fly direct from England to New Zealand in October 1936. An old time school room, very different from the school rooms of today. Reminiscent of Dr Who’s Tardis. Telephone boxes were very distinctive looking but like everywhere today in the name of saving money, they are no longer found. Too bad if you don’t possess a mobile phone. This old fashioned butchers shop even had sawdust on the floor. You don’t find that nowadays. Eash week when my...

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More of MOTAT – Cars, Trucks, Locomotives and Buses

traveltripz — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 19:23:58 +0000

On the left as we entered the park through the souvenir shop, was a group of Bedford Trucks. It takes the volunteers anything up to 1000 to restore one of these beauties. There is an impressive array of fire engines and vehicles from all over NZ. This one is a Holden. We had a similar car which was grey and pink automatic which was ideal when the kids were little. The fire engine on the left is a Dennis and the one on the right is a Leyland. This 1960 logging rig was the first truck in NZ able to haul loads of 100 tons of...

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A Visit to MOTAT – Museum of Transport and Technology

traveltripz — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:00:21 +0000

It has been many years since we visited MOTAT which is an interactive museum depicting the life of New Zealanders over the years and the changes in technology, and it has certainly changed and grown since we last visited. The museum has expanded and includes items for enthusiasts of planes, railways, cars and trucks. MOTAT is situated in Western Springs or Te Wai Orea (waters of the eel) which is the Maori name. William Motions brought the land from the local Maori tribe. As Auckland began to grow and spread out in the 1800′s, a reliable source of water was...

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