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The Sunderland Hangar re-born at Hobsonville

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Wed, 20/11/2019 - 2:59pm

When a Project Unite crew first walked onto the Catalina Bay hangar site at Hobsonville last year what greeted them was a structural skeleton, only the bones remaining of the historical RNZAF facility which had been home to the air force’s Sunderland seaplanes. 

The building, which had...

Hillary’s Hut

Submitted by Bruce Duncan on Wed, 29/08/2018 - 5:20pm

Re-roofing Hillary’s hut at Scott Base
An iconic piece of New Zealand’s history – Sir Edmund Hillary’s hut at Scott Base – has been completely restored with roofing and cladding installed late last year by specialist standing seam roofer Mike Burgess, who talks to Jenny Bain. The hut is an...

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