A 77-year-old steam crane finished a 300-kilometre journey from the Waikato to a Wanganui engineer's home in Papaiti last week - and there he plans to restore it to its former glory.
John McClune, 29, has wanted a steam crane from an early age - even though he isn't quite sure why.
"I played on one at the Taumarunui railroad, and I wanted one from that day on," he said.
Mr McClune collects "old bits and pieces" and was excited to add the crane to his collection.
His father had dissuaded him from buying one of his own, but this crane had been "free to a good home".