Editing Speight's (section)

== History ==
The brewery was established on Rattray Street, [[Central Dunedin]] in 1876 by James Speight, Charles Greenslade and [[William Dawson (New Zealand politician)|William Dawson]] after they had left their positions at ''Wellpark Brewery'' (known today as the [[Tennent Caledonian]]). In 1880, Speight's won a gold medal at the [[Melbourne International Exhibition]], giving rise to the ''Speight's Gold Medal Ale'' brand. By 1887 it had become the largest brewery in New Zealand, and had expanded to a sufficient size that it exported beer to [[Australia]] and the [[Pacific Islands]]. In 1923, Speight's merged with nine other breweries to form [[Lion (Australasian company)|New Zealand Breweries]]—in the same year, founder William Dawson died. In 1960, New Zealand Breweries rebranded to ''Lucky Beer'' in an attempt to simplify the range, however this change lasted only two months before the Speight's brand name was re-established in October of that year. In 1977, New Zealand Breweries was purchased by [[Lion (Australasian company)|Lion]]. In 2001, production expanded to the Lion brewery in [[Newmarket, New Zealand|Newmarket]], [[Auckland]]. <ref>"[https://speights.co.nz/about/brand-history Brand History]," ''speights.co.nz'', 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2020.</ref>