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After the end of the Second World War, many thousands of ex-service vehicles were repurposed for civilian use. In New Zealand, a number of ex-NZ Army vehicles were purchased and used by the Butler Brothers, in Taranaki, to create a fleet of vehicles that were used to deal with 'The Boxthorn Problem'.

The boxthorn plant had been introduced into New Zealand from South Africa, for use as hedging material in the salt-laden Taranaki area where other more common hedge plants could not cope with the conditions. Unfortunately the locals found that the boxthorn plant thrived in this environment and that it grew at an incredible rate, meaning that keeping these hedges in trim with manual equipment was just impossible. Enter then the Butler Brothers and their mechanised Frankenstein vehicles...

The Tawhiti Museum in Hawera, South Taranaki, has an impressive collection of the Brothers' early vehicles which were created from a wide assortment of WW2 service vehicles, inducing the LPOP, the Local Pattern ObservationPost wheeled vehicles of which very few now survive anywhere.

See the museum at: http://www.tawhitimuseum.co.nz


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Triple Treat: Some of Germany's finest from the Second World War -- the Focke Wulf FW.190, and a couple of colour schemes on a Messerschmitt Bf.109 (although more accurately the aircraft is a Buchon Ha.1112 produced after the end of WW2).

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The P-40 Kittyhawk (a.k.a. Warhawk) was the first v-12 engined fighter aircraft operated by the Royal New Zealand Air Force during the second World War. This example if one of the few surviving RNZAF examples of the type in the world.

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Two Spitfires, Two P-40 Kittyhawks, a P-51 Mustang, Corsair and the mighty de Havilland Mosquito -- all in the air at the same time, and all making a glorious and thunderous noise! The aircraft are seen here during a display at the Wings Over Wairarapa airshow held at Hood Aerodrome, Masterton, New Zealand.

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What better spot could you pick for some awesome hydroplane racing than the alpine Lake Rotoiti in Nelson Lakes National Park in New Zealand.

These incredibly fast powerboats have huge, and noisy engines that would keep any aviation enthusiast or petrol head enthralled for hours, and the skill of these boat drivers just has to be seen to be believed. Check it out.

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00:25 : Introduction
01:43 : Ridge Wallet
03:46 : Hydroplane Racing








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Listen to the pounding throb of four big Pratt & Whitney radial engines at the world famous Warbirds Over Wanaka airshow in New Zealand.

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Here's a collection of vintage Caterpillar civil construction/engineering vehicles that are still in productive use in New Zealand (albeit in private hands).

00:00 : Start
00:25 : Introduction
02:17 : Caterpillars


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If you have anything to do with museums (or even if you just like to visit them), Tawhiti Museum is one that you just have to see. The creation of artist Nigel Ogle, its attention to detail is simply stunning, and it epitomises how a museum can and should be built and run.

Widely acclaimed as the best private museum in the country, the museum uses life size exhibits and scale models to present local heritage in a series of super realistic and engaging displays.

Checkout their webpage: http://www.tawhitimuseum.co.nz


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John Lanham discusses how the Royal New Zealand Air Force would refuel their A-4 Skyhawk fighter jets from another jet fighter, and how the RNZAF would routinely undertake massive long-range squadron deployments with their fighters.

This is an updated re-edit of an earlier version (just in case you recognise bits of it) of this video.

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