Business South is a monthly giveaway paper delivered to every PO box at the Christchurch Postal Centre. If you get one, don't chuck it away, as it regularly contains gems of information. For example, the May 2004 issue had a spread on SteelBro, a long-established Christchurch firm. It had an eyecatching little article in it, headed "Helping The Military". I'll quote it in full.

"Steelbro NZ has sold ten sidelifters* to an American company that will be used to supply goods to United States forces in Iraq. Steelbro's managing director, Bill Lee, says that two more units could be sold to the US military at Fort Bragg to handle military equipment. Mr Lee says the sidelifter can be easily adapted for military operations. During peacetime deployments and exercises, it can be used to load munitions and move artillery to and from exercises. However it is during conflict that the machinery really comes into its own. 'Whether working at railheads, weapons dumps or near forward positions, the sidelifter permits containerised and palletised arms and munitions to be moved quickly and safely. Its compact design also enables it to be carried aboard some military cargo aircraft'". *A sidelifter is a device to lift containers on and off trucks, without needing forklifts, etc. They cost $$250,000 each.