Lochinver Station (BOP) Traditional Cache
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The entrance into Lockinver Station has been upgraded and looks quite smart. A geo-stop on the Napier Taupo road. When placed was a camo mint tin. A log and a pencil. Will change next time I am passing as this will get wet. You can get it from the roadside.
Our history began with three pioneering Stevensons – father William, his son William and his brother Jim, hungry for work and armed with their picks and shovels, a few wheelbarrows and a Model-T Ford.
1912 – The late William Stevenson founded the business in 1912, laying drains for the expanding Auckland population.
1933 – The business was incorporated as W. Stevenson and Sons Ltd. When William Stevenson became ill, his sons W.A. (later knighted Sir William Stevenson) and Jim Stevenson, the original sons in W. Stevenson and Sons Ltd, took over. They secured the company as a private, family-owned business.
1940s – The business expanded with a number of civil and military contracts throughout New Zealand.
1945 – W.A. Stevenson's three sons – Bill, Jack and Ross, became involved in the family business.
1947 – The family went on to construct the Nihotipu Dam in the Waitakere Ranges (together with Downers) and the Hunua Water main, both of which remain cornerstones of Auckland’s water supply today.
1958 – Farming became a cornerstone of the family business after the purchase of Lochinver Station in 1958. Sir William originally purchased 5260 ha at Rangitaiki, east of Taupo. The family continued to add to the station, bringing it to a total of 16,595 ha. Breaking the wild country into farming land involved an enormous amount of hard work. It is still the largest single farm station in the North Island.
1959 – Bill Stevenson took over management of W. Stevenson and Sons Ltd.
1962 – Stevenson constructed the Pukekohe Grand Prix Track. This race track was built in a record seven days by a team that worked day and night. The first race was held only a few days later – less than a week after completion. As a result of this extraordinary achievement, New Zealand was able to entice high-profile drivers including Chris Amon, Bruce McLaren and Jackie Stewart to race and win on that track.
1961 - 1982 – Sir William Stevenson and his team undertook a massive development programme, converting 12,500 ha of scrubland into productive and profitable farmland at Lochinver.
Since the 1970s – Stevenson has also become involved in the development of land in industrial and residential subdivisions throughout Auckland.
1998 – Part of the Poronui Station land acquired earlier was sold as a dairy conversion, reducing Lochinver to its current size of approximately 14,000 ha.
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Haqre gur onex va gur pbeare.
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