Highlights from the New Zealand Herald Glass Plate Negatives collection

A DigitalNZ Story by Sebastian Clarke

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Gold prospecting

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Image: Aerial - Auckland North Western Motorway

Aerial - Auckland North Western Motorway

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Aerial - Auckland North Western Motorway

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Image: Aerial - Auckland North Western Motorway, 8 April 1958

Aerial - Auckland North Western Motorway, 8 April 1958

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Image: Ruapehu Ski Club Hut, Ruapehu, July 1953

Ruapehu Ski Club Hut, Ruapehu, July 1953

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Image: Ruapehu Ski Club Hut, Ruapehu, July 1953

Ruapehu Ski Club Hut, Ruapehu, July 1953

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Tuatara

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Native birds

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Image: HMNZS Black Prince

HMNZS Black Prince

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Image: Boy and girl in primary school

Boy and girl in primary school

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Image: Figureheads at Devonport Naval Base

Figureheads at Devonport Naval Base

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Figureheads at Devonport Naval Base

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Image: Figureheads at Devonport Naval Base

Figureheads at Devonport Naval Base

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Image: Ruptured strata in a cliff face in Taranaki?

Ruptured strata in a cliff face in Taranaki?

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Image: Children with pet lamb at Lake Mayes

Children with pet lamb at Lake Mayes

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Image: Sir Edmund Hillary at Auckland Grammar

Sir Edmund Hillary at Auckland Grammar

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Image: Lady Hillary interview

Lady Hillary interview

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Image: Parliament and opening

Parliament and opening

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Parliament and opening

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Parliament and opening

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Parliament and opening

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Image: Civic reception

Civic reception

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Civic reception

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Image: Hillary - Lowe civic reception

Hillary - Lowe civic reception

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Image: Parliament meets in Auckland

Parliament meets in Auckland

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Image: Trampers at the edge of Lake Wakatipu?

Trampers at the edge of Lake Wakatipu?

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Image: Ellerslie Race Course, Auckland

Ellerslie Race Course, Auckland

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Image: Ellerslie Racecourse Grandstand

Ellerslie Racecourse Grandstand

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Image: Houseboat on the Whanganui River

Houseboat on the Whanganui River

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Image: Princes visit Auckland

Princes visit Auckland

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Image: Timaru

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Image: Royal Tour decorations, 1953

Royal Tour decorations, 1953

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Image: Royal Tour decorations, 1953

Royal Tour decorations, 1953

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Image: Decorative lamp post, Arrowtown

Decorative lamp post, Arrowtown

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Image: Jackson Bay

Jackson Bay

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Image: Lake Ida Skating, Curling, etc.

Lake Ida Skating, Curling, etc.

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Image: Whangaroa Harbour

Whangaroa Harbour

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Image: Esk Valley, Eskdale church etc.

Esk Valley, Eskdale church etc.

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Image: Visit to Freemans Bay by Mrs Ross

Visit to Freemans Bay by Mrs Ross

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Image: Visit to Freemans Bay by Mrs Ross

Visit to Freemans Bay by Mrs Ross

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Image: Slums

Slums

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Slums

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Image: Slum houses, and State and Council Flats

Slum houses, and State and Council Flats

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Image: Oxford Theatre, Lower Queen Street

Oxford Theatre, Lower Queen Street

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Image: Onuku church (Kaik) near Akaroa

Onuku church (Kaik) near Akaroa

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Image: Gate in a hedge at Akaroa?

Gate in a hedge at Akaroa?

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Image: Thames Street, Oamaru

Thames Street, Oamaru

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Image: Puhoi

Puhoi

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Image: Church of the Good Shepherd, Lake Tekapo

Church of the Good Shepherd, Lake Tekapo

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Image: Sarjeant Gallery, Whanganui

Sarjeant Gallery, Whanganui

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Image: Wellington

Wellington

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Image: Partington's Mill

Partington's Mill

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Image: Puhoi?

Puhoi?

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Image: Unidentified house

Unidentified house

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Image: Queen Te Ata-I-Rangi Kahu

Queen Te Ata-I-Rangi Kahu

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Image: Massey Agricultural College

Massey Agricultural College

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Image: The Coates Memorial Church at Matakohe

The Coates Memorial Church at Matakohe

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Image: Interiors

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Image: House interior - kitchen

House interior - kitchen

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House Interior - living room

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House Interior - living room

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House Interior - dining room

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Image: Majestic Theatre

Majestic Theatre

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Image: Demolition of the Majestic Theatre

Demolition of the Majestic Theatre

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Image: Auckland Exhibition

Auckland Exhibition

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Auckland Exhibition

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Image: General Views of Auckland

General Views of Auckland

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Image: The Embassy cinema

The Embassy cinema

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Image: Kitchener Street, 1949

Kitchener Street, 1949

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Image: Wellesley Street East

Wellesley Street East

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Image: Auckland from Mount Eden

Auckland from Mount Eden

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Image: Plimmer's Wharf and Te Aro, about 1874

Plimmer's Wharf and Te Aro, about 1874

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Image: Old Auckland - Sketches of City Views

Old Auckland - Sketches of City Views

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Image: John Rutherford

John Rutherford

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Image: Egg Grading

Egg Grading

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Image: Windmill, Symonds Street

Windmill, Symonds Street

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Image: The Sign of the Takahe

The Sign of the Takahe

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Image: The Sign of the Takahe

The Sign of the Takahe

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The Sign of the Takahe

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Image: Etching of Church (copied), St Stephen's Chapel Judges Bay

Etching of Church (copied), St Stephen's Chapel Judges Bay

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Image: Floral Carpet

Floral Carpet

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Image: Sheep station, Maraekakaho, East Coast

Sheep station, Maraekakaho, East Coast

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Image: Daffodil Picking Titirangi

Daffodil Picking Titirangi

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Image: Daffodil Picking Titirangi

Daffodil Picking Titirangi

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Image: Ruins of a stone-built cottage at Naseby?, 1940

Ruins of a stone-built cottage at Naseby?, 1940

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Image: Ceremony at marae

Ceremony at marae

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Image: Women on whare entrance with wreaths (3) & casket

Women on whare entrance with wreaths (3) & casket

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Image: Maori carvings, Rotorua - man standing by carving

Maori carvings, Rotorua - man standing by carving

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Image: Maori carvings, Rotorua - man standing by carving

Maori carvings, Rotorua - man standing by carving

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Image: Maori meeting house - not identified

Maori meeting house - not identified

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Image: Maori studies, Rotorua. Group outside gateway

Maori studies, Rotorua. Group outside gateway

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Image: Maori weavers, Te Araroa

Maori weavers, Te Araroa

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Image: Maori girls, Rotorua, with poi

Maori girls, Rotorua, with poi

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