240:
479:. This transfer did not end the PWD's railway operations, as it still operated railway lines when under construction, sometimes providing revenue services prior to the official transfer of the line to the Railways Department. The PWD owned its own locomotives and rolling stock, some second-hand from the Railways Department, and it operated some small railway lines that were never transferred to the Railways Department. One example is a 6.4 km
35:
301:. The list of items to be shipped from New Zealand to Moscow (via Tehran and Central Asia) included 40 armchairs, 10 couches, a billiard table, and palm stands. Apparently made after looking at furniture in Government House and ministerial houses, the order could have seated almost the entire House of Representatives; it was cancelled by Prime Minister
309:
had a number of Depots. The primary purpose of this 6000 strong workforce was the maintenance of the existing and planning and construction of replacement sections of the State
Highway network. In addition there were Project Offices set up for a particular purpose, such as to build a power project, airport, tunnel or irrigation scheme.
294:. This was to reflect the extended wartime functions, when the Minister explained it was, "to ensure that, whilst the building and constructional potential of the country is limited by war and immediate post-war conditions, it is assembled and utilized in the most efficient manner from the point of view of the national interest".
226:
Historically, the state has played an important part in developing the New
Zealand economy. For many years the Public Works Department (which became the Ministry of Works in 1948 and the Ministry of Works and Development in 1974) undertook most major construction work in New Zealand, including roads,
317:
While the policy functions were either disestablished or passed on to other
Government departments, the commercial operations were set up as Works and Development Services Corporation (a state-owned enterprise) and the computing bureau and the buildings maintenance units were sold. The corporation
308:
During the latter years of the
Ministry there were seven District Offices (Auckland, Hamilton, Wanganui, Napier, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin) each headed by a District Commissioner of Works. In each District there were a number of Residency Offices (headed by a Resident Engineer) and each
282:
resumed the department's original function as the development arm of the state although from May 1936 (when a new three year public works programme was announced) whence relief work for the unemployed not only continued but all relief workers were placed on the standard ÂŁ4 a week rate of pay.
230:
The
Ministry of Works and Development was disestablished in 1988 and a Residual Management Unit continued to oversee the Ministry's operations and assets until formally ending in 1993. It was abolished via the Ministry of Works and Development Abolition Act 1988.
499:, and occasionally special Railways Department trains operated on the line with PWD motive power, including a 1931 sightseeing excursion to view the under-construction dam. This line was removed in April 1937 as the PWD no longer required it.
441:
139:
780:"AtoJs Online — Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives — 1946 Session I — D-03 MINISTRY OF WORKS REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF WORKS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31st MARCH, 1946"
227:
railways and power stations. After the reform of the state sector, beginning in 1984, the ministry disappeared and its remnants now have to compete for government work.
267:, one of the largest in New Zealand and used by several government departments for engineering work. The Ministry moved to the Vogel Building in about 1966 from the
495:. This branch was not solely used to service the dam project; the PWD used its own rolling stock to provide a service for school children who attended school in
278:
the department was relied on by the government to provide unemployment relief, constructing infrastructure mostly using human labour at reduced salaries. The
297:
In 1944 the ministry was involved in the "great furniture scandal" when asked to order items of furniture for the new
Legation in Moscow, to be headed by
855:
860:
52:
215:
and often referred to as the Public Works
Department or PWD, was founded in 1871 and disestablished and sold off in 1988. The Ministry had its own
99:
870:
71:
291:
260:
17:
567:(from 1965 to 1975) Project was stopped at Ghuznee Street, by the Government of the day. Completion is now being talked about, 45 years on.
865:
78:
398:
779:
85:
279:
67:
814:
268:
318:
had two main subsidiaries, Works
Consultancy Services and Works Civil Construction. These were sold in 1996 and became
763:
118:
643:
617:
577:
476:
220:
193:
694:
92:
56:
528:
472:
546:
255:
The Head Office of the
Ministry was in the Vogel Building in Wellington, named after former Premier Sir
564:
471:
Under the Public Works Act 1876, the
Department of Public Works was responsible for the operation of
587:
540:
319:
534:
508:
45:
668:
455:
722:
369:
592:
447:
323:
8:
552:
216:
834:
488:
259:, who helped create the Public Works Department during his term in office, through the
248:
835:
By Design: A brief history of the Public Works Department Ministry of Works 1870-1970
810:
759:
138:
597:
275:
747:
430:
340:
298:
839:
642:
Mackley, Ian; Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu.
514:
239:
849:
582:
558:
492:
522:
484:
407:
393:
363:
302:
256:
480:
387:
205:
723:"8. – History of immigration – Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand"
435:
357:
34:
755:
669:"Ministry of Works and Development Abolition Act 1988 (1988 No 42)"
244:
752:
From the Cradle to the Grave: A biography of Michael Joseph Savage
483:
built in 1928 from near the terminus of the Railways Department's
243:
The former Ministry of Works Building in Napier, built in 1938 in
721:
Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu.
692:
424:
420:
416:
353:
475:
from 1876 until 1880, when operations were transferred to the
496:
809:. North Shore Auckland: Viking/Penguin. pp. 330, 331.
807:
Beyond the Battlefield: New Zealand and its Allies 1939-45
326:
respectively, and the corporation was disestablished.
59:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
847:
442:Te Anau and Manapouri Lake Control Structures
693:Napier City Council; Art Deco Trust (2004).
234:
856:Defunct organisations based in New Zealand
758:, New Zealand: Reed Methuen. p. 184.
137:
861:Former government agencies of New Zealand
746:
644:"Ministry of Works and Development staff"
641:
347:
119:Learn how and when to remove this message
238:
804:
143:Ministry of Works logo in the 1970s-90s
14:
848:
871:1993 disestablishments in New Zealand
458:was completed between 1964 and 1983.
334:
261:Immigration and Public Works Act 1870
57:adding citations to reliable sources
28:
68:"Ministry of Works and Development"
24:
866:1870 establishments in New Zealand
720:
25:
882:
329:
219:-level responsible minister, the
209:Ministry of Works and Development
132:Ministry of Works and Development
33:
578:Minister of Works (New Zealand)
477:New Zealand Railways Department
44:needs additional citations for
798:
772:
740:
714:
702:(2nd ed.). pp. 78–80
686:
661:
635:
610:
376:
320:Opus International Consultants
312:
13:
1:
827:
529:East Coast Main Trunk Railway
502:
473:New Zealand's railway network
286:The ministry was renamed the
223:or Minister of Public Works.
18:New Zealand Ministry of Works
673:Parliamentary Counsel Office
404:Benmore Power Station (1965)
7:
571:
461:
381:
290:on 16 March 1943 under the
10:
887:
466:
213:Department of Public Works
176:Works Consultancy Services
618:"Public Works Department"
565:Wellington Urban Motorway
511:railway (completed 1908)
454:In the North Island, the
263:. This building held the
186:
169:
161:
153:
148:
136:
805:Hensley, Gerald (2009).
603:
588:Opus International Group
547:Stratford–Okahukura Line
541:Auckland railway station
235:Structure and operations
179:Works Civil Construction
842:(1975, Crown Copyright)
509:North Island Main Trunk
360:aircraft hangars (1939)
280:First Labour Government
269:Old Government Building
456:Tongariro Power Scheme
348:Military installations
252:
622:nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/
559:Kaimai Railway Tunnel
370:Wrights Hill Fortress
292:Ministry of Works Act
242:
784:atojs.natlib.govt.nz
593:Works Infrastructure
448:Huntly Power Station
324:Works Infrastructure
187:Minister responsible
170:Superseding agencies
53:improve this article
553:Tawa Flat deviation
535:Westfield deviation
450:(Commissioned 1983)
133:
696:Art Deco Inventory
489:hydro-electric dam
335:Military equipment
253:
249:Stripped Classical
131:
840:Rosslyn J. Noonan
816:978-06-700-7404-4
727:www.teara.govt.nz
288:Ministry of Works
271:on Lambton Quay.
221:Minister of Works
202:
201:
194:Minister of Works
129:
128:
121:
103:
16:(Redirected from
878:
821:
820:
802:
796:
795:
793:
791:
776:
770:
769:
748:Gustafson, Barry
744:
738:
737:
735:
733:
718:
712:
711:
709:
707:
701:
690:
684:
683:
681:
679:
665:
659:
658:
656:
654:
639:
633:
632:
630:
628:
614:
598:Downer EDI Works
561:(completed 1978)
555:(completed 1935)
549:(completed 1932)
537:(completed 1929)
531:(completed 1928)
525:(completed 1923)
438:(Completed 1989)
401:(Completed 1951)
390:(Completed 1935)
276:Great Depression
141:
134:
130:
124:
117:
113:
110:
104:
102:
61:
37:
29:
21:
886:
885:
881:
880:
879:
877:
876:
875:
846:
845:
830:
825:
824:
817:
803:
799:
789:
787:
778:
777:
773:
766:
745:
741:
731:
729:
719:
715:
705:
703:
699:
691:
687:
677:
675:
667:
666:
662:
652:
650:
640:
636:
626:
624:
616:
615:
611:
606:
574:
505:
491:project on the
469:
464:
431:Lake Ruataniwha
384:
379:
350:
341:Bob Semple tank
337:
332:
315:
299:Charles Boswell
237:
211:, formerly the
198:
182:
149:Agency overview
144:
125:
114:
108:
105:
62:
60:
50:
38:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
884:
874:
873:
868:
863:
858:
844:
843:
829:
826:
823:
822:
815:
797:
771:
764:
739:
713:
685:
660:
634:
608:
607:
605:
602:
601:
600:
595:
590:
585:
580:
573:
570:
569:
568:
562:
556:
550:
544:
538:
532:
526:
520:
519:
518:
515:Raurimu Spiral
504:
501:
468:
465:
463:
460:
452:
451:
445:
439:
433:
428:
414:
411:
405:
402:
396:
391:
383:
380:
378:
375:
374:
373:
367:
361:
349:
346:
345:
344:
336:
333:
331:
330:Major projects
328:
314:
311:
265:Vogel Computer
236:
233:
200:
199:
197:
196:
190:
188:
184:
183:
181:
180:
177:
173:
171:
167:
166:
163:
159:
158:
155:
151:
150:
146:
145:
142:
127:
126:
41:
39:
32:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
883:
872:
869:
867:
864:
862:
859:
857:
854:
853:
851:
841:
837:
836:
832:
831:
818:
812:
808:
801:
785:
781:
775:
767:
765:0-474-00138-5
761:
757:
753:
749:
743:
728:
724:
717:
698:
697:
689:
674:
670:
664:
649:
648:teara.govt.nz
645:
638:
623:
619:
613:
609:
599:
596:
594:
591:
589:
586:
584:
583:The Vogel Era
581:
579:
576:
575:
566:
563:
560:
557:
554:
551:
548:
545:
542:
539:
536:
533:
530:
527:
524:
521:
516:
513:
512:
510:
507:
506:
500:
498:
494:
493:Waitaki River
490:
486:
482:
478:
474:
459:
457:
449:
446:
443:
440:
437:
434:
432:
429:
426:
422:
418:
415:
412:
409:
406:
403:
400:
397:
395:
392:
389:
386:
385:
371:
368:
365:
362:
359:
355:
352:
351:
342:
339:
338:
327:
325:
321:
310:
306:
304:
300:
295:
293:
289:
284:
281:
277:
272:
270:
266:
262:
258:
250:
246:
241:
232:
228:
224:
222:
218:
214:
210:
207:
195:
192:
191:
189:
185:
178:
175:
174:
172:
168:
164:
160:
156:
152:
147:
140:
135:
123:
120:
112:
109:November 2012
101:
98:
94:
91:
87:
84:
80:
77:
73:
70: –
69:
65:
64:Find sources:
58:
54:
48:
47:
42:This article
40:
36:
31:
30:
27:
19:
833:
806:
800:
788:. Retrieved
783:
774:
751:
742:
730:. Retrieved
726:
716:
704:. Retrieved
695:
688:
676:. Retrieved
672:
663:
651:. Retrieved
647:
637:
625:. Retrieved
621:
612:
523:Otira Tunnel
485:Kurow Branch
470:
453:
408:Aviemore Dam
394:Roxburgh Dam
364:Stony Batter
316:
307:
303:Peter Fraser
296:
287:
285:
273:
264:
257:Julius Vogel
254:
229:
225:
212:
208:
203:
115:
106:
96:
89:
82:
75:
63:
51:Please help
46:verification
43:
26:
786:. p. 9
481:branch line
444:(1971-1974)
388:Waitaki Dam
377:Electricity
313:Dissolution
274:During the
206:New Zealand
850:Categories
828:References
732:16 January
653:28 October
79:newspapers
436:Clyde Dam
358:Whenuapai
162:Dissolved
756:Auckland
750:(1986).
572:See also
503:Projects
462:Railways
413:Tekapo B
399:Tekapo A
382:Projects
245:Art Deco
706:12 July
678:24 June
627:18 June
467:History
217:Cabinet
93:scholar
813:
790:19 May
762:
543:(1930)
517:(1898)
417:Ohau A
410:(1968)
372:(1943)
366:(1944)
354:Ohakea
343:(1941)
154:Formed
95:
88:
81:
74:
66:
700:(PDF)
604:Notes
497:Kurow
487:to a
251:style
100:JSTOR
86:books
811:ISBN
792:2016
760:ISBN
734:2016
708:2014
680:2021
655:2019
629:2024
423:and
356:and
322:and
247:and
204:The
165:1993
157:1871
72:news
838:by
55:by
852::
782:.
754:.
725:.
671:.
646:.
620:.
419:,
305:.
819:.
794:.
768:.
736:.
710:.
682:.
657:.
631:.
427:.
425:C
421:B
122:)
116:(
111:)
107:(
97:·
90:·
83:·
76:·
49:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
