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21 January 1859

Ice comes to Nelson

Enjoying a cold drink on a hot afternoon was not always as simple as adding ice from the freezer to water from the refrigerator. Once the ice made a much longer journey. Read more...

There is evidence Pearse was working on ideas for powered flight from 1899 and had built his first two-cylinder petrol engine by 1902
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Main image: New Zealand's Eiffel Tower

This 40 metre wooden structure modelled on the Eiffel Tower opened at the 1889-1890 New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition held in Dunedin.