1. 2016 AUCKLAND ANNIVERSARY DAY REGATTA TUG AND TOWBOAT RACE. Not part of the race, these guys were on the water to drive home their message. Date: 1 February 2016 Image ID 10332
2. ADELAIDE - a paddlesteamer built in 1866 for cargo towing and later converted for excursions on the Murray River, Australia. Date: November 2012 Image ID 8534
3. ALI - approaching Auckland's Viaduct Basin. Date: 17 October 2018 Image ID 11499
4. ALI - approaching Auckland's Viaduct Basin. Date: 17 October 2018 Image ID 11500
5. AOTEAROA ONE - A Polynesian voyaging canoe (waka hourua/ocean-going canoe/bluewater canoe) passing Victoria Wharf, Devonport, Auckland, NZ. Date: 2004 Image ID 1089
6. AOTEAROA ONE - twin-hulled waka hourua (ocean-going or bluewater) voyaging canoe based in Auckland (Tamaki Makaurau) was participating in the Tall Ships class of the 169th Auckland Anniversary Day... Date: 26 January 2009 Image ID 5103
7. AOTEAROA ONE - twin-hulled waka hourua (ocean-going or bluewater) voyaging canoe based in Auckland (Tamaki Makaurau) was participating in the Tall Ships class of the 169th Auckland Anniversary Day... Date: 26 January 2009 Image ID 5104
8. AOTEAROA ONE - twin-hulled waka hourua (ocean-going or bluewater) voyaging canoe based in Auckland (Tamaki Makaurau) seen here looking resplendant in her yellow livery and under sail on Auckland's... Date: 25 January 2014 Image ID 9393
9. AOTEAROA ONE - twin-hulled waka hourua (ocean-going or bluewater) voyaging canoe based in Auckland (Tamaki Makaurau) heads out into the Waitemata Harbour on a beautifully still morning. These... Date: 31 March 2017 Image ID 10905
10. AOTEAROA ONE - twin-hulled waka hourua (ocean-going or bluewater) voyaging canoe based in Auckland (Tamaki Makaurau) heads out into the Waitemata Harbour on a beautifully still morning. These... Date: 31 March 2017 Image ID 10906
11. AOTEAROA ONE - twin-hulled waka hourua (ocean-going or bluewater) voyaging canoe based in Auckland (Tamaki Makaurau). Date: 13 May 2017 Image ID 10957
12. AWANUI - a privately owned vessel registered in Bluff but now, apparently based in Auckland. Any further technical details much appreciated, Date: 25 March 2021 Image ID 12079
13. BARE BONZE - a recreational fishing boat, Auckland, NZ. Date: 5 February 2010 Image ID 6025
14. BREEZE (left), AOTEAROA ONE (right) and SPIRIT OF NEW ZEALAND (IMO 8975603) during the Tall Ships section of the 2008 Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta.
BREEZE (1981) - a part of the collection at the... Date: 26 January 2009 Image ID 5111
15. BREEZE, part of the fleet based at the Voyager Maritime Museum on Auckland's waterfront, passes the Polynesian waka HAUNUI off the East Coast Bays. Date: 28 October 2013 Image ID 9312
16. BRIGITTE BARDOT (1998/41tons) - a trimaran, now Australian-flagged and part of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society fleet. Built by Vosper Thornycroft she was originally built as CABLE AND WIRELESS... Date: 4 May 2012 Image ID 7967
17. C3NZ.com (Custom Composite Crafts) - Auckland, New Zealand. Date: 25 January 2011 Image ID 6699
18. CABLE AND WIRELESS ADVENTURER (1998/41 tons. Renamed OCEAN 7 ADVENTURER, RAT RACE MEDIA ADVENTURER, GOJIRA, BRIGITTE BARDOT) - was built to attempt, and as it turned out, a successful, 26000-mile... Date: 1999 Image ID 2188
19. CANBERRA (1961/44807grt/IMO) - with some of the welcoming flotilla alongside, Canberra's captain made the announcement "FINISHED WITH ENGINES" over the ships's public-address system. A long and... Date: 30 September 1997 Image ID 7345
20. CANBERRA (1961/44807grt/IMO) - with some of the welcoming flotilla alongside, Canberra's captain made the announcement "FINISHED WITH ENGINES" over the ships's public-address system. A long and... Date: 30 September 1997 Image ID 7346
21. CEREGO arriving in Auckland. Is it a charterboat? Is it a trawler/fishing boat? No, it seems it has been renovated as a private residence for an artist. Date: 19 February 2021 Image ID 12099
22. CLOUD NINE - outbound from Auckland. Any details welcomed. Date: 6 December 2016 Image ID 10741
23. DAWN PRINCESS (1997/77441grt/IMO 9103996. Renamed PACIFIC EXPLORER in 2017) inbound to Auckland from Melbourne, Australia in early morning sunshine. She is due to transfer from Princess Cruises to P&O... Date: 27 January 2014 Image ID 9406
24. DEFENDTEX HORIZON (1984/343gt/323dwt/IMO 8406200, ex-SEAHORSE HORIZON, PROTECTOR, BLUE NABILLA) a weapons trials vessel, alongside in Melbourne, Australia. She was built by Elder Prince Marine... Date: 6 March 2023 Image ID 12968
25. ELIZA HOBSON - a replica Victorian water taxi berthed at the NZ National Maritime Museum, Hobson Wharf, Auckland, New Zealand. Date: 2001 Image ID 1092
26. EMMYLOU - a more recently-built paddlesteamer operating along the Murray River in Australia. She was completed in 1982. Date: November 2012 Image ID 8535
27. ESPERANZA (1984/2076grt/IMO 8404599, ex-ECO FIGHTER, ECHO FIGHTER, VIKHR-4) originally a Russian firefighting vessel built in Gdansk, Poland, she is now the largest vessel in the Greenpeace fleet and... Date: 9 January 2007 Image ID 3657
28. ESPERANZA (1984/2076grt/IMO 8404599, ex-ECO FIGHTER, ECHO FIGHTER, VIKHR-4) the largest and newest addition to the Greenpeace fleet sails from Auckland, New Zealand bound for the Southern Ocean Whale... Date: 26 January 2007 Image ID 3672
29. ESPERANZA (1984/2076grt/IMO 8404599, ex-ECO FIGHTER, ECHO FIGHTER, VIKHR-4) is the largest and newest addition to the Greenpeace fleet. The ice-class ship was built in Poland for the Russian... Date: 28 May 2009 Image ID 5394
30. ETONA - seen here at Echuca, Victoria, Australia, she was built in 1899 as mission ship for the Anglican Diocese of Adelaide and was used for baptism, marriage and confirmation ceremonies. Date: November 2012 Image ID 8536
31. FARLEY MOWAT (1958/648grt/IMO 5172602, ex-OCEAN WARRIOR, SEA SHEPHERD, SCANDI OCEAN, M VULCAN, CAM VULCAN, STM OCEAN, SKANDI OCEAN, JOHAN HJORT) - officially classed as a standby-safety vessel, the... Date: 2003 Image ID 1093
32. GEO RESOLUTION (1989/1913grt, ex-HMNZS RESOLUTION) - The former Royal New Zealand Navy hydrographic survey ship HMNZS RESOLUTION was acquired by EGS Group of the UK in 2014 following decommissioning... Date: 31 March 2017 Image ID 10931
33. GOLDEN ROSE, launched in 1964 and still doing what she does best, providing a lifeline carrying freight, diesel and LPG to the residents of Rakino and Great Barrier Islands.
She is home-ported in... Date: 22 March 2022 Image ID 12538
34. GOLDEN ROSE, launched in 1964 and still doing what she does best, providing a lifeline carrying freight, diesel and LPG to the residents of Rakino and Great Barrier Islands.
She is home-ported in... Date: 22 March 2022 Image ID 12539
35. GOLDEN ROSE, launched in 1964 and still doing what she does best in 2023.......providing a lifeline carrying freight, diesel and LPG to the residents of Rakino and Great Barrier Islands in the Hauraki... Date: 19 December 2023 Image ID 13289
36. M.V. GUNNER - built by R.E. (Ernie) Lane in late 1930’s, early 1940’s. Taken by the NZ Air Force and used to tow targets for gunnery practice. Seen here in pristine condition heading out from... Date: 25 January 2014 Image ID 9398
37. HAMAL (1976/95 tons displacement) a 67ft steel trawler-type vessel was launched in Whangarei, NZ. She is powered by twin 8L3B Gardner engines. Designed by T.C. Watson, she was built as a pleasure... Date: 29 January 2008 Image ID 4393
38. HAUNUI - a 22-metre waka hourua (Polynesian voyaging canoe) operated by the Te Toki Voyaging Trust of Whatawhata, New Zealand. The trust’s aim is the revitalisation of Polynesian waka culture in... Date: 27 April 2018 Image ID 11291
39. HINE MOANA & MARAMARU ATUA, Polynesian vaka (voyaging canoes), Auckland, New Zealand ----------
Anyone gazing across Auckland's Waitemata Harbour today could have been forgiven for thinking the... Date: 11 April 2010 Image ID 6265
40. HINE MOANA & TE MATUA A MAUI - Polynesian vaka (voyaging canoes), Auckland, New Zealand -----------
Anyone gazing across Auckland's Waitemata Harbour today could have been forgiven for thinking... Date: 11 April 2010 Image ID 6266
41. HINE MOANA & UTO NI YALO - Polynesian vaka (voyaging canoes), Auckland, New Zealand.
--------------
Anyone gazing across Auckland's Waitemata Harbour today could have been forgiven for thinking... Date: 11 April 2010 Image ID 6267
42. USCG POLAR STAR (IMO 7367471) - A US Coatguard icebreaker, outbound from Auckland bound for Yokosuka, Japan passes the inbound Royal Navy's HMS. TAMAR, a Tamar-class patrol ship visiting Auckland for... Date: 25 February 2024 Image ID 13398
43. KAILUA - designed and built by Bob Salthouse in 1960, seen here heading home in Auckland. Date: 4 December 2016 Image ID 10737
44. KAIWAKA - originally built as a fishing boat, reportedly looking substantially different, she now is used as a private launch based out of Westhaven Marina, Auckland. Date: 30 June 2018 Image ID 11356
45. KARERE III - built in 1974 by Bob Salthouse of 3 skins of Kauri for Logan Colemore-Williams of the then well known Auckland company Sonata Laboratories. She was lengthened in Picton by Jim Cary,... Date: 28 January 2016 Image ID 10367
46. LADY CROSSLEY (1947) - designed and built by Colin Wild. She underwent a loving refurbishment in 2013 by Opua master boat builder Craig McInnes.
She is seen here heading home on Auckland's Waitemata... Date: 4 December 2016 Image ID 10738
47. LADY CROSSLEY (1947, nearest camera) - designed and built by Colin Wild. She underwent a loving refurbishment in 2013 by Opua master boat builder Craig McInnes. She is seen here heading home on... Date: 4 December 2016 Image ID 10739
48. LADY CROSSLEY (1947) - designed and built by Colin Wild. She underwent a loving refurbishment in 2013 by Opua master boat builder Craig McInnes. She is seen here heading home on Auckland's Waitemata... Date: 15 June 2018 Image ID 11444
49. LINDA - built by Colin Wild in 1927, this 47' Kauri-hulled classic motor launch passes Devonport, Auckland on her way back to base in Greenhithe in the upper reaches of the Waitemata Harbour. She was... Date: 25 January 2014 Image ID 9399
50. LISSA (1956/491grt/IMO 5333567, ex-NEA, SOLKLINT. Renamed LISSA SOLKLINT in 2009) berthed at Viaduct Basin, Auckland, New Zealand. Date: 27 September 2005 Image ID 2022
51. LISSA (1956/494grt/IMO 5333567, ex-NEA, SOLKLINT. Renamed LISSA SOLKLINT in 2009) berthed in Auckland, NZ while undergoing minor refurbishment. Owner Christopher Packer, an Australian millionaire, was... Date: 1 November 2005 Image ID 3260
