New Zealand Innovation

A DigitalNZ Story by Dylan Owen

Here are a range of primary sources featuring New Zealand innovations and inventions over the last 100 or so years.

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Innovation in wool technology

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

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DairyNZ publication

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Pirori (cord drill)

Pirori (cord drill)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Rotary milking shed

Rotary milking shed

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Shrek marketing Icebreaker

Shrek marketing Icebreaker

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

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Blokarts

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Peter Hunter

Peter Hunter

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Electric fence

Electric fence

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Richard Pearse's Fantastic Flying Machine

Richard Pearse's Fantastic Flying Machine

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Richard Pearse. 2 January 2009.

Richard Pearse. 2 January 2009.

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Dried Milk factory, Kerepehi, Waikato

Dried Milk factory, Kerepehi, Waikato

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Possum–merino wrap

Possum–merino wrap

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage