Story: Shipping
Page 12. All images & media
From page 1 - The era of sail
From page 2 - The era of steam
From page 3 - Sailing ships and inland vessels in the steam era
From page 4 - Immigrant ships
From page 5 - The ‘Home boats’
From page 6 - The Union Company expands
From page 7 - From coal to oil
From page 8 - Post-war boom
From page 9 - The container revolution
From page 10 - Recent developments, 1980s onwards
How to cite this page
Gavin McLean, Shipping, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/13438/media (accessed 10 June 2026).
Story by Gavin McLean, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 January 2016.