Demolition at ngawhatu

The old main building at Ngawhatu Hospital, which also saw service as a boys' orphanage, is being demolished. The building became redundant when the new office block was built recently. Builders of new homes who plan to use tiles might be in for a win here. The tiles, although superficially dirty, are imported French ones and are recommended as superior to any that can be bought today. And there are thousands and thousands of them.

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The old building, already sightless after removal of the windows.

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Part of the huge stack of tiles

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Part of the old floor (heart matai and still without sign of borer) is lifted bodily

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The old. empty chanel