New Zealand - Shipping - Smoke being discharged from the refrigeration plant aboard the Mataura, alongside at Port Chalmers in the mid-1880s. The Mataura took the second cargo of frozen meat to Britain in 1882, at the beginning of an export trade that soon came to incorporate dairy products and was to earn the bulk of the country's export income. Presenting New Zealand - An Illustrated History - Revised and Updated Edition A magnificent profile charting New Zealand’s geography, ecology, social and cultural history, economy and politics enriched throughout by historical artworks, maps and archive photography. Author: Philip Temple ISBN: 9781869664664 © Presenting New Zealand Reprinted with permission by New Holland Publishers. (www.newhollandoublishers.com ) RRP – $35.00 NZD Click the link provided at the top to purchase the book through the MAD on New Zealand Shop - Supporting New Zealand Authors and Artists