55. Reflecting on 60 Years of New Zealand Steel with Vicki Woodley

On Saturday, 26 July 2025, New Zealand Steel celebrated its 60th anniversary! Vicki Woodley (External Affairs Manager) joins the podcast to discuss this significant milestone in a dedicated interview.

Chapters

1. Introduction: 0:00
2. Meet Vicki: 1:00
3. A Unique Manufacturing Process: 7:00
4. External Affairs and Community Engagement: 10:56
5. Job Opportunities and Leaders over Time: 18:04
6. Commemoration and the Future: 24:36
7. Personal Reflections: 29:52
8. Conclusion: 33:45

Links

• Read a transcript of the episode.
• Waiuku meaning and history
• Glenbrook, New Zealand
• The History of Ironsand (with further information about titanomagnetite)
• Māori People (Te Ara  encyclopaedia listing by Manatū Tonga | NZ Ministry for Culture & Heritage)
• Iwi
• Maioro
• Information about Ngāti Te Ata from Te Puni Kōkiri and in Te Ara
• Marae (meeting grounds)
• True Grit (listing in the National Library of New Zealand)
• Waiuku sculptures by Fred Graham
• 60 Years Strong video by New Zealand Steel on LinkedIn
• Here is a list of related TVBlueScope videos on YouTube, which show manufacturing processes that are mentioned on the podcast, along with our people at sites in New Zealand and community initiatives with which Vicki has been involved directly:
  • Understanding the Electric Arc Furnace
  • Electric Arc Furnace Announcement at New Zealand Steel
  • FocusOn Ironsands at Waikato North Head, New Zealand
  • Visiting the Te Whāngai Trust
  • 'RYDA' Road Safety Education Program
  • Kariotahi Surf Lifesaving Club
  • What Leadership Means with Robin Davies
  • Vox Pop: Pineapple on Pizza (a bit of fun with employees!)
• Browse a 60th anniversary photo album on Flickr.

Connect with Us

• Corporate website
• LinkedIn page
• TVBlueScope on YouTube

Credits

• Edited by Martin Feld