New Zealand - Mining Industry - Barkers open-cast mine, Rotowaro, with a diesel shovel loading trucks with coal - Photo: National Publicity Studios Rotowaro - Once a small coal mining township approximately 10 km west of Huntly in the Waikato region - The town was built especially for miners houses, but was entirely removed in the 1980s to make way for a large opencast mine. - The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "lake of glowing embers" for Rotowaro. (Reference: Wikipedia) Image source: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections 895-A45282 Copyright: Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/59912/rec/109