Kōrero: Shipping
Whārangi 11. Hononga, rauemi nō waho
Ētahi atu tūhononga, pae tukutuku hoki
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.
Ētahi whakaaro puaki, takenga
- 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.
Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang
Gavin McLean, Shipping, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/story/13438/sources (accessed 13 June 2026).
He kōrero nā Gavin McLean, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, updated 1 January 2016.