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About New Zealand Steel

The New Zealand Steel site gives an account of the steel-making process and the types of steel produced.
Ironsand in continental shelf sediments off western New Zealand: a synopsis

This paper by Lionel Carter is a summary of the distribution of ironsand (magnetite and ilmenite) in sediments on the continental shelf off western New Zealand (PDF, 1.3 MB). It was published in the New Zealand Journal of Geology & Geophysics (1980).
Mineral Commodity Report 15

A detailed account of the iron resources of New Zealand, prepared by Tony Christie and Bob Braithwaite, from the Crown minerals section of the Ministry of Economic Development website.
The saga of making steel from ironsands

A summary of the history of steel making in New Zealand, on the TechHistory website.

More suggestions and sources

Chapple, Geoff. Corrugated iron in New Zealand. Wellington: Reed, 1983.
Galbreath, Ross. DSIR: Making science work for New Zealand. Wellington: Victoria University Press, 1998.
Thomson, Stuart. Wrinkly tin: the story of corrugated iron in New Zealand. Wellington: Steele Roberts, 2005.

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