Maritime Heritage Site

TAMAHINE 1925-1962RANGATIRA 1931- 1967HOLMBANK 1962 - 63KORANUI 1956-1975TANEA at WanganuiFPSO RAROASEAWAY PRINCE 1975-1985ARAHURA

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The New Zealand Ship & Marine Society was formed in 1949 and was comprised of people from all sections of the community and from many different countries who have an interest in ships and maritime activities. 

The website contains a random selection of short articles, a list of maritime books, short histories of shipping companies, the ships and some personalities which trade or have traded to New Zealand, some New Zealand ports, copies of the journal “New Zealand Marine News” and Dr. Watt's Index. 

As an island country, all transport to and from New Zealand before 1930 was by ship. The first settlers arrived by canoe and the European settlers who followed in the 19th century were transported by sailing ship.

Steam ships were slow to arrive in New Zealand because of the great distances between coaling stations. After the frozen meat trade started in 1882, steamships trading overseas increased rapidly, although by that time there were numerous steam vessels trading around the coast and across to Australia.

Many shipping companies were associated with trade to and from New Zealand. Some lasted many years, some did not remain long, some were only one ship companies, but all contributed to the growth of the nation and gave employment to many New Zealanders.

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The Society website was first established by Mark Johnston in February 2000. When he left New Zealand in June 2005, Captain John Brown kindly agreed to become webmaster and to further develop the website, which he did admirably. The original website was extensively revised and redesigned. In December 2014 the website moved over to Recollect and further developed. John Brown put much time and effort into adding photographs and articles into the website, and except for some transient one-call ships, the majority of his work has been retained for history. The Society was formally wound-up on 30 June 2019, but this website is retained as a maritime heritage site for historical maritime information, especially of New Zealand shipping.  

 

Highlights:

Full Harbour 1951HOLMDALE 1921-1956KENT loading campervans at Lyttelton October 2007CORDOBAINAHA at PateaPORT HOBART 1926-1940WHANGAPE 1900-1928ALBION 1878-1883TimetablesFoxtonHINAKURA 1949-1966Tanker AUSTRALIA at Point Howard Wharf c.1930Hunter Liggett PracticeArahuraTAROONA 1935 -1959PictonHOLMLEA 1950-1967EL CIERVONewcastleAORANGI 1924-1953HINEMOA 1946-1967MAMAKU 1949-1972MAWHERA 1885-1902Port NelsonAWATEA 1936-1942KUROW  1909-1933TAHITI 1911-1930KOROMIKO 1947-1967ARMAGH 1917-1923TARAWERA 1882-1927MOURA 1899-1915MAORI 1907-1946 SEAWAY KING 1964-1976KAITAWA 1949-1966KAIMAI 1924-1952Sailing timeRAINBOW WARRIOR  Feb 2013Aotea Quay 1943Ruahine 1951-1966Beacon HillLily 1905-1906PORT JACKSON 1937-1967STEVE IRWINPORT ADELAIDE 1951-1972DunedinOpawa 1876-1899MATAURA 1883-1895House FlagSPIRIT OF ENDURANCEKINI 1898-1924

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