There are relics of fortification along the beaches either side of Napier, New Zealand. Mostly, these were/are pillboxes of presumably New Zealand Ministry of Defence design. In addition, there was a Coastal Defence Artillery Battery on Bluff Hill, overlooking the Port of Napier. A little research showed that 77 Battery […]
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Hello to everyone in the Pillbox Study Group I am an archaeologist working for the Auckland Regional Council in New Zealand and recently undertook a survey a coastal defence battery (2×6 and 2×9.2 inch guns) in the Whangaparaoa Defence Area, north of Auckland. The approaches to the battery are defended […]