New Zealand - Trucking - Ambury's milk lorry - At the Auckland wharves - Driven by Mr Wood, this was used on a run that included farms in Howick, Pakuranga and East Tamaki. The Thorneycroft lorry reputedly reached a top speed of 12 mph. - Circa 1925 New Zealand Dairy Industry - New Zealand produces 3% of all the milk in the world. - New Zealand is the world’s largest exporter of dairy products but is only the 8th largest milk producer worldwide. - Dairy farming contributed 28% (in 2016-17) of the total value that New Zealand earned from its merchandise exports. - The Waikato region has the most herds in New Zealand (33%) - The North Island has 73% of New Zealand’s dairy herds, 60% of dairy cows and produces 57% of New Zealand's milk solids. - The South Island has 27% of New Zealand’s dairy herds, 40% of dairy cows and produces 43% of New Zealand's milk solids. - Jobs in the dairy industry (excl. farm business owners) 47,310 employees - Amount of export revenue NZ earnt from dairy farming (2016-17) $NZ13.4 billion (https://www.dairynz.co.nz/media/5788611/quickstats_new_zealand_web_2017.pdf) Top 10 NZ new vehicles sold in 2019 Ford Ranger – 9,485 Toyota Hilux – 7,126 Toyota Corolla – 6,804 Toyota RAV4 – 5,611 Mitsubishi Triton – 5,319 Holden Colorado – 4,747 Mazda CX-5 – 3,312 Nissan Navara – 3,305 Kia Sportage – 3,273 Suzuki Swift – 2,877 Top 5 EVs sold in 2019 Tesla Model 3 - 657 Hyundai Kona - 395 Hyundai Ioniq - 160 Volkswagen e-Golf - 107 Audi E-Tron - 92 (https://www.aa.co.nz/cars/motoring-blog/top-10-nz-new-vehicles-sold-in-2019/) ------------------- Image source: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections Footprints 01899 https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/38842