New Zealand - New Zealand Steel’s Glenbrook mill - New Zealand Steel’s Glenbrook mill, near Waiuku, south of Auckland, produced iron and steel from local ironsand (titanomagnetite) for the first time in 1969. #604303 New Zealand Steel Limited - The owner of the Glenbrook Steel Mill - Located 40 kilometres south of Auckland - Constructed in 1968 and began producing steel products in 1969 - Currently, the mill produces 650 000 tonnes of steel a year - Over 90% of New Zealand's steel requirements are produced at Glenbrook - The mill is served by the Mission Bush Branch railway line - Steel products are also transported daily. - The mill employs 1,150 full-time staff and 200 semi-permanent contractors. Reference: Wikipedia Description & Image is from: Today in New Zealand History - ... Dates matter, and they are often a starting point for our engagement with history. For most New Zealanders, days like 6 February or 25 April are laden with significance. They are recognised as markers of important moments in our past; they inspire pride, connection, reflection, or perhaps controversy. Some dates hold a sombre or sinister place in the nation’s collective memory: 22 February (the second Canterbury earthquake), 12 October (Passchendaele) or 24 December (Tangiwai). Others highlight more uplifting moments, like Rutherford’s Nobel Prize (10 December 1908), Hillary’s ascent of Everest (29 May 1953) or New Zealand’s golden hour at the Rome Olympics (2 September 1960).... Author: Neill Atkinson , David Green , Gareth Phipps , Steve Watters ISBN10 1775593002 ISBN13 9781775593003 Click the link provided at the top to purchase the book through the MAD on New Zealand Shop - Supporting New Zealand Authors and Artists