Story: Shipping

More links and websites

• The Coaster

  A short 1948 documentary from the NZ National Film Unit following the coastal voyage of the freighter Breeze.

• Cook Strait rail ferries

  NZ History examines the ferries that have crossed Cook Strait since the early 1960s.

• New Zealand coastal shipping

  Focusing on the last days of conventional coastal shipping around New Zealand, this site includes pages on coastal tankers, Dutch coasters and shipping companies.

• New Zealand National Maritime Museum

  The museum’s site includes information on New Zealand’s maritime heritage, with an index of vessels, passenger lists, and other historical details.

• New Zealand Ship & Marine Society

  This society comprises people with an interest in ships and maritime activities. The website features historical information on New Zealand shipping companies and the interisland ferries.

• Shipping Company fleet lists

  This huge site provides much information on passenger lines and the routes they serviced. It also lists their ships, with years of service and tonnage.

• TSS Earnslaw – the New Zealand maritime record

  This site is about the coal-burning steamer Earnslaw, and provides a historical background to the age of steam ships in New Zealand.

More suggestions and sources

• Brett, Henry. White wings. Facsimile ed. Christchurch: Kiwi, 1998 (first published 1924–28).
• Johnson, David. New Zealand’s maritime heritage. Auckland: Collins/David Bateman, 1987.
• McLean, Gavin. Captain’s log: New Zealand’s maritime history. Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett, 2001.
• McLean, Gavin. The southern octopus: the rise of a shipping empire. Wellington: New Zealand Ship & Marine Society and Wellington Harbour Board Maritime Museum, 1990.
• Simpson, Tony. Immigrants: the great migration from Britain to New Zealand, 1830–1890. Auckland: Godwit, 1997.
• Watson, James. Links: a history of transport and New Zealand society. Wellington: Ministry of Transport, 1996.