Story: Shipwrecks

More links and websites

• Demise of the 'White Wings' with a NZ connection

  This site has stories of major New Zealand shipwrecks, links to other websites and a bibliography.

• New Zealand disasters

  This section of the Christchurch City Libraries' website has excellent information on some of the major disasters in New Zealand's history, including shipwrecks.

• New Zealand historical data – ships

  This site has a comprehensive list of New Zealand shipwrecks of the 1860s and 1870s, and the enquiry findings.

• Shipwreck blogs

  Maritime disasters and mishaps of NZ shipping. Hulks, old stories, shipping stuff, tales from the sea - we blog it.

More suggestions and sources

• Atkinson, Neill. Crew culture: New Zealand seafarers under sail and steam. Wellington: Te Papa Press, 2001.
• Callan, Louise. Shipwreck: tales of survival, courage and calamity at sea. Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett, 2000.
• Ingram, C. W. N. New Zealand shipwrecks: 195 years of disasters at sea. 7th rev. ed. Auckland: Beckett Books, 1990.
• Lambert, Max, and Jim Hartley. The Wahine disaster. Wellington: A. H. & A. W. Reed, 1969.
• Locker-Lampson, Steve, and Ian Francis. New Zealand's shipwreck gallery. Wellington: Rowfant, 1983.
• McLean, Gavin. Shipwrecks and maritime disasters. Wellington: Grantham House, 1991.
• O’Connor, Tom. Death of a cruise ship: the mystery of the Mikhail Lermontov. Wellington: Cape Catley, 1999.