15 minutes inland from Temuka you get some serious geology in the Kakahu Valley
Where NZI owns an opencast mine
We've 'won' Kakahu clay and sand here since 1903
Kakahu 1964
The mine has several active faces
Unfortunately the gorse thrives in the local conditions
Ian checks out our 1-star studio-format Caretakers Hut (quick window clean and it'll be fine)
Kakahu Clay & Kakahu Sand are the primary inputs in NZI's proven Kakahu porcelain recipe
September 2016 - Tussock Planting - Rachel, Stretch, Steve, John and Bill
Rachel, Stretch and Steve
Steve Robertson
Working the Quarry 2019
We have extracted several years stock of Clay and Sand
The Clay will be weathered and transferred to the factory as required
Aerial Photos of the Quarry - thanks to Bradley P
From the North
Southern View