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Roll-on, roll-off ferry

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The first roll-on, roll-off ferry was the Aramoana. When it arrived at Picton on its first voyage from Wellington in 1962 it was greeted by small craft in Picton Harbour and a host of well-wishers, both officials and the public, on shore.

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Archives New Zealand – Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Reference: Pictorial Parade 130. National Film Unit, 1962

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Malcolm McKinnon, Marlborough region – Transport and communications, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/31790/roll-on-roll-off-ferry (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 9 May 2011, updated 1 November 2016.