Freezing Works Ruin
Patea, South Taranaki, NZ
This meat processing plant was established in 1893 as a cannery but converted to frozen meat in 1904. It was bought by the Vestey Group of Liverpool in 1934, a notorious tax dodging enterprise which by then was based in Brazil.
Livestock was railed in, processed, frozen and railed out with the waste dumped directly into the Patea River over which part of the plant was built. At one time it employed over 1000 people, mostly local Maori and was a huge loss to the region when it closed in 1982.
Il has only been partially demolished since its closure over 30 years ago.
Freezing Works Ruin
Patea, South Taranaki, NZ
This meat processing plant was established in 1893 as a cannery but converted to frozen meat in 1904. It was bought by the Vestey Group of Liverpool in 1934, a notorious tax dodging enterprise which by then was based in Brazil.
Livestock was railed in, processed, frozen and railed out with the waste dumped directly into the Patea River over which part of the plant was built. At one time it employed over 1000 people, mostly local Maori and was a huge loss to the region when it closed in 1982.
Il has only been partially demolished since its closure over 30 years ago.