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  • 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 is comprised of people with an interest in ships and maritime activities. The website features historical information on New Zealand shipping companies and the interisland ferries.

  • The ShipList: shipping company fleet lists

    This huge site provides much information on passenger lines and the routes they serviced. It also lists their ships, with the 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. Christchurch: Kiwi, 1998 (originally 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.



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