Yup, we met the Great Oz, the man behind the curtain that controls the drawbridge in Whangarei.

We were out for a walk, got down to the draw-bridge and Ann said; “Let’s see if the bridge guy will let us in and show us around!”  Well, couldn’t hurt I thought.  “OK, you go first!”

To my amazement, “Tom” let us in and agreed to show us how the draw-bridge here in Whangarei works!

Here's Tom and his control board. What a nice guy - we had a great chat.

"...of course Tom, here's how I would do this..."

It's a real feeling of power. As the bridge goes up, in no time cars are backed up all the way down to the roundabout.