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The Wahine in Wellington Harbour

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The <em>Wahine</em> in Wellington Harbour

On 10 April 1968, the Christchurch–Wellington ferry Wahine struck Barrett Reef in a fierce storm. The ship drifted into Wellington Harbour where it began to list severely.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PA-Group-00685)

Reference: EP/1968/1648a/1a

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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How to cite this page

Gerard Hutching, Shipwrecks – 20th-century shipwrecks, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/7302/the-wahine-in-wellington-harbour (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Gerard Hutching, published 2 March 2009.

Comments

jessica
29 August 2011
this is my topic i love it