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140 New Zealand inventions
Eight fields of ingenuity, 140 stories, one extraordinary little country. Pick a field below or scroll the lot.
NZ Bred Sheep
Geoffrey Peren, Francis Dry and James Little
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Domesticated Deer
Ken Drew & Les Porter
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Allflex ear tags
Brian Murphy, John Burford
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Electric Fence
Bill Gallagher
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Eze-Pull Fencing tool
Chris Johnson
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Staplelock
Staplelock
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Vacreator
H. Lamont Murray & Frank S. Board
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Milking machines
John Blake
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Spreadable butter
Dr David Illingworth
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Woolspill thing
WRONZ
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Wide-toothed shearing comb
Unknown
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Designer Endophytes
AgResearch
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Topdressing
John Chaytor & Alan Pritchard
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Farm bike
Johnny Callender
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Tretech
Tim Cox
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Milk production meter
John Hartstone
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Rotary Milking Shed and Herringbone Shed
Ron Sharp / Merv Hicks
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Gudgeon
Patrick Roskam
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Zinc treatment for facial eczma in cows
Gladys Reid
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Chicken switch
Robert Ellis
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Microclimate Agriculture
Early Māori
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Plastic milk bottle
Fonterra
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Wire Strainers
John Reid / Ernest Hayes
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Zammr Handle
Grant Pearce
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Tullen Snips
John Hough
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Stamp vending machine
JR Dickie . Ernest Moss
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Barmac Rock Crusher
James MacDonald & Brian Bartley
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Seismic Isolators
Bill Robinson
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Securichain
Murray Baber
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Human Flight
Richard Pearse
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Satellite in space
William Pickering
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Britten Motorcycle
John Britten
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Electronic Petrol Pump
PEC
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Carbon Nanotubes
John Abrahamson
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BFM Fitting
Blair McPheat
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Bionic Legs
Robert Irving and Richard Little
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Hamburger Holder
Roland Mathews
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Fastmount
Gregg Kelly
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Martin Jetpack
Glenn Martin
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Power by proxi
Greg Cross
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Romotow!
Matt Wilkie & Stuart Winterbourn
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Wave Power generator
NWEI
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Cortex
Jake Evill
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Cablecam
Thornton Bayliss
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Live 3D Sports Graphics
Ian Taylor
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Telegraphic typewriter
Donald Murray
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Glowing paths
Hamish Scott
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ePTFE (aka Goretex)
John W. Cropper
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Stretch Sensors
Ben O'Brien
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Rocket Lab
Peter Beck
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Sonic Electrospinning
Revolution Fibres
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Reusable Envelope
Stephen Smythe
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Flower vending machine
Andrew McAlpine
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Powdered Paint Pigments
Rachel Lacy
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Side opening ratchet
Barry Armour
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Tranquilliser Gun
Colin Murdoch
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Discovery of DNA
Maurice Wilkins
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Eve Hypothesis
Dr Allan Wilson
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Agar Lady
Dr Lucy Moore
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Baeyertz Tape
Dr John Baeyertz
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Breast Protector
Ces Richie & Wynn Martin
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Unifoot
David Dell
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First aortic valve replacement
Sir Brian Barrett-Boyes
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Plastic surgery
Harold Gillies & Archibald McIndoe
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Dental Drill
John Walsh
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Baby cooling cap
Peter Gluckman
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Needleless injection
Ian Hunter
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CxBladder
David Darling
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KODE
Steve Henry
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Resetting possum trap
Good nature
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STRMix
John Buckleton and Jo-Anne Bright
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Humidifier
Alfred (Alf) Melville
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Disposable Syringe
Colin Murdoch
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Homebake
Unknown
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Smartinhaler
Garth Sutherland
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Kerr Metric
Prof Roy Kerr
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Knot Theory
Dr Vaughan Jones
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Racing Tote
George Julius
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Death Ray
Victor Penny
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Superconductor Technology
Jeff Tallon, Bob Buckley
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Evolution of galaxy / cosmology
Beatrice Tinsley
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Split Atom
Ernest Rutherford
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Acoustics systems
Mark Poletti
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NMR
Paul Callaghan
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MacDiarmid polymers
Alan MacDiarmid
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Moniac hydraulic computer
Bill Phillips
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Punch cards
Dr Leslie Comrie
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Freezer vacuum pump
Norma McCullough
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Thermette
John Hart
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Two Drawer Dishwasher
Fisher & Paykel
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Kiwistar
Dr David Beach
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Continuous fermentation system
Morton Coutts
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Airtight tin lid
John Eustace
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Pavlova
Mrs McRae
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Hot cake
Paul Crowther
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Childproof Lids
Claudio Petronelli
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Buzzy Bees
Maurice Scheslinger
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Instant Coffee
David Strang
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Kaynemaile
Kayne Horsham
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Lanzatech
Sean Simpson
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Kindling cracker
Ayla Hutchinson
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Easi Yo
Len Light
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Mesynthes
Mesynthes
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Manuka Honey
Professor Peter Molan
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Better Hair Foils
Amanda Buckingham
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Biospife
Zespri
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One Beep
One Beep
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Tantrix
Mike McManaway
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Bungy Jumping
A.J. Hackett & Henry van Ash
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Jogging
Arthur Lydiard
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Kitemaker
Peter Lynn
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Shweeb
Geoff Barnett
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Springfree trampoline
Keith Alexander
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Yike Bike
Grant Ryan
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Ski Plane
Harry Wigley
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Mountain Buggy
Allan Croad
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Blunt Umbrella
Greig Brebner
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Quadski
Alan Gibbs
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Zorb
David and Andrew Akers
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Sector Navigation Lights
Norm Rumsey
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Hamilton Jetboat
William Hamilton
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Sealander
Terry Roycroft
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Montgomery Mooring System
Peter Montgomery
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Refrigerated shipping
Thomas Brydone / William Davidson
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Tallon Systems
Peter Marshall
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Skycouch
Air New Zealand
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Sealegs
Maurice Bryham
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New fishing technique
Precision Seafood Harvesting
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WASSP
ENL
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Aquarium Tunnel
Kelly Tarlton
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Social & Cultural
10 inventions ↑ Back to topReferee's whistle
William Atack
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Sir Wilson Whineray
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Kate Sheppard
Read the story →Godward Economiser
Ernest Godward
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George Edlin & H.H. ("Steam") Stewart
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Unknown
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Unknown
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Samuel Parnell
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Morris Yock or John Cowie
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George Hudson
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