Shipwrecks


by Gerard Hutching

New Zealand’s long rocky coastline, windy and changeable weather, and harbours with sand bars have made safe navigation difficult. Fires, inaccurate maps and drunken captains also added to the more than 2,300 wrecks since the 1790s.

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Main image: The wreck of the Tararua

The wreck of the Tararua


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