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^ a b Wright, Michael (17 November 2011).

"Twinkle Toes tackles largest project to date".

^ a b c Wright, Michael (16 November 2011).

Archived from the original on 15 April 2013.

^ Stylianou, Georgina (7 September 2011).

"Massive digger called on to help in Christchurch".

^ "Exclusive – UK's biggest high reach bound for NZ".

The excavator got its nickname following a naming competition on Christchurch radio station More FM. At 40 metres (130 ft) reach, the machine can handle a 6 tonnes (5.9 long tons 6.6 short tons) concrete breaker.

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At full reach, a 2.5 tonnes (2.5 long tons 2.8 short tons) demolition attachment can be fitted to the hydraulic boom. The excavator is not suited for demolishing the bottom two storeys of a building.

When the telescoping arm is not extended, the reach is 25 metres (82 ft). The tracked excavator weighs 220 tonnes (220 long tons 240 short tons) and has a maximum reach of 65 metres (213 ft). It was bought for around NZ$4m and imported to New Zealand by Auckland-based demolition firm Nikau Contractors, and arrived in the Port of Lyttelton in September 2011. The excavator is based on a 2008 Liebherr 984 that was heavily modified by Kocurek Excavators Ltd for the Birmingham-based demolition Coleman & Company. Twinkle Toes' first Christchurch demolition in Liverpool Street in November 2011 note that the telescoping arm is not extended