Maritime Heritage Site

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

Welcome:

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.

The search facility scans our whole web site.

 

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:

EVANS BAY PATENT SLIPTarekena Bay Pilot StationLIMERICK 1925-1943HIKITIA and RAPAKI WAIKARE 1958-1975KARETU 1924-1951KAITANGATA 1948-1968NAVUA 1904-1926CONTAINER TERMINAL DAMAGE LOONGANA 1904-1936RAILWAY WHARFFoundry Staff 1905WAIHORA 1907-1927KORANUI 1956-1975PORT ALFRED 1961-1978PORT WAIKATO 1940 - 1959KAREPO 1929-1954WAIPAHI 1925-1955NGAKUTA 1942-1952PORT ADELAIDE 1951-1972Gothic 1948-1969Boat HarbourZEPHYR 2TITOKI 1958-1982NewcastleIAN FELTHAM INTERVIEWKAURI 1936-1962PORT AUGUSTA 1906-1925Picton 3 FerriesDARTFORD 1908-1946TARAWERA 1958-1974Hunter Liggett PracticePAMIR 1942-1948Suffolk at PanamaAQUITANIA, EMPRESS of BRITAIN and EMPRESS of JAPAN TALUNE 1930-1959Dorset  1949-1972 Port NelsonWAITEMATA 1919-1932UPOLU 1891 - 1903Opawa 1876-1899MAUREAPORT HOBART 1926-1940Barnett Landing craftWAIMARINO 1930 - 1957Dominion Monarch 1938-1962WANAKA 1938-1965REMUERA 1911-1940WAHINE 1966 -1968WAKATERE

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