North Head tunnels?

[Skunk]

ok,thanks,I shall look it up. intreagued now. cheers.

I think it all started around 1854 with the Crimean War (Russia against England and France) and Russia's expansion. Just when NZ got scared I'm not so sure.

Anyone?

[Magua]

I thought it was around the turn of the century. A warm water port for one of their fleets.

edit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_H...Military_usage

1885 it seems, if you can trust the word of the wiki.

[The Pastor]

ixion, if you point me to where you think the tunnel is over a cliff, I will climb on down _b old and wise you may be, but im young and dumb _b

[barty5]

Well now this has opened in to lava tunnels my grandfather was a govt architect and drew up the plans for national womens hospital greenlane. When time came to build it a large cavern was found under were it now sit took rather a lot of extra work building walls and cement filling in before it was built as it is today. Rummor has it the lava tunnel from there run out to point chev ??

[Forest]

I had a day veiwing lava caves in Auckland 3 years ago.
There's a house on the side of Mt Albert with a 100 metre lava tunnel at the back of their garage, a big one in the gardens at Mt Eden, several near Landscapes road, and some beauties at Mangere Mt and surrounds.
*rushes off to rat thru old charts*
I'll post the map if I can find it

Many years when I was a Cub Scout, our troop got to take a look in the Landscape Rd tunnels.

They basically led off from the property owner's back garden. Wonderful stuff for a group of small boys.

Here's a picture I found on the web.

[Swoop]

From today's Herald:

The air force's bombs, torpedoes and depth charges were stored by the navy in tunnels at Whangaparaoa north of Auckland.

There's bugger all up there. The store rooms are pathetically small compared to other locations.

Also, the article comments on the Kauri Point storehouses. These have old asbestos roofing materials and are common among defence establishments. Repairing these is now a major task, with all the OSH bullshit involved.

[sAsLEX]

There's bugger all up there. The store rooms are pathetically small compared to other locations.

And for some reason lots of the tunnels you can get into up there smell of CS gas.......

[Brett]

Well, I for one put my name forward for a complete and utter exploration of these and any other tunnels that might be an adventure. I may even do some this weekend. Yes I am 24, and still a kid.

[Ixion]

And for some reason lots of the tunnels you can get into up there smell of CS gas.......

Hm. I'm less concerned about the fact that the tunnels smell of it, than about the fact that you know what it smells like! Especially given that CS is forbidden to military forces under the terms of the 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention

[jrandom]

Hm. I'm less concerned about the fact that the tunnels smell of it, than about the fact that you know what it smells like! Especially given that CS is forbidden to military forces under the terms of the 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention

The Army advertises the fact that it puts its soldiers through CS gas exposure training in its television recruitment commercials.

One presumes that Navy personnel get a similar deal.

[Swoop]

The current shape of the hill.

[Krayy]

Many years ago (late 70s), we went for a wander and I got into a tunnel that went into a couple of large rooms where there was what seemed to be a generator. The entrance I think was on one of the "goat tracks" going down to the sea below the now gated entrance on the southern side of the heads.

There were a few tunnels and doors heading off that room, but we didn't venture into them (scary stuff).

Also an old school mate died there one night when they had a drinking session in the cave below that main gun and he went out and fell off the edge.

[Hitcher]

If World War II had lasted another year, the whole country would have been riddled with tunnels, coastal batteries, air raid shelters and the like. "At it like rabbits" our ancestors were.

[sAsLEX]

Hm. I'm less concerned about the fact that the tunnels smell of it, than about the fact that you know what it smells like! Especially given that CS is forbidden to military forces under the terms of the 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CS_gas

Members of the US armed forces are exposed to CS during initial training, and during training refresher courses or equipment maintenance exercises, using CS tablets that are melted on a hotplate

[Ixion]

Ah. So can you confirm that it is non-lethal, then ?