Story: Stewart Island/Rakiura

Fishing for blue cod, 1958

This film clip shows men fishing for blue cod near Port Adventure, on the east coast of Stewart Island, in 1958.

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Reference: Portrait of Southland. National Film Unit, 1958

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How to cite this page

Carl Walrond, Stewart Island/Rakiura – History and society since the 1850s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/37638/fishing-for-blue-cod-1958 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Carl Walrond, published 30 November 2012, updated 1 May 2015.