As an assistant engineer in the Timaru NZPO engineering district, I was heavily involved with telecom plant in the development of the Twizel & Upper Waitaki Power scheme. Many meetings with Max Smith and his engineers. A great time to be involved with a great bunch of guys.
@bennichols1113
2 күн бұрын
Dad tim nichols was NZPO in Queenstown
@joedennehy386
17 күн бұрын
Who ate all the moa?
@JohnSmith_nz
19 күн бұрын
As an observation ... Twizel survived because the NZED overlooked the fact that many of the staff who wore their bodies out for them would grow old and actually wanted to stay on in that locality. Yet again teaching us that any great plan forgets to factor in the human lifecycle element. What a gem of a video to find ... This clip lays down the challenge to the next generation ... wear your arse out and do better ... otherwise shut the fek up. And Max Smith ... you did not receive nearly enough accolades for your loyalty to the environment and its people, ... and your ability to look at the future big picture and add a human element to it. So many caravaners now enjoy the special quiet spots to stay a night that you had the vision to see into the future for.
@bussty3247
Ай бұрын
That was really well done.
@user-sm8se2ug4b
Ай бұрын
Gosh this is so cool. Thankyou for sharing this
@waterbourne9282
Ай бұрын
Skipped through the waffle of the last 13 minutes but other than that really interesting and well done. Most appreciated and big thanks Max Smith for providing such a great venue for the nations school rowers, simply stunning setting with the trees, the beautiful coloured lake, and the mountain backdrop. Superb.
@geeteesworld
2 ай бұрын
What a great documentary. Thank you to all concern for the making of this and showing exactly what was involved in the Upper Waitaki project and how it helped shape the landscape that we know today.
@hokitika4888
4 ай бұрын
The Hydro projects gave NZ a great sense of purpose which sadly has been lost now
@user-sm8se2ug4b
Ай бұрын
You are right
@kingy002
12 күн бұрын
"which sadly has been lost now". What does that actually mean? What should NZ's purpose be now?
@abeltasman7828
4 ай бұрын
A great potted history. I know a lot of people who worked on the project, they all loved their time in Twizel. It is an outdoors paradise.
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