Resources and Connections

Publications on the Auckland ferries & on the ships of George Turnbull Niccol
TITLE	AUTHOR	PUBLISHER
*Steam on the Waitemata*	Stewart, W.W.	A.H. & A.W. Reed, 1972
*The Harbour Ferries of Auckland*	Balderston, David	Grantham House, 1986
*The Waiheke Ferries of Auckland*	Balderston, David	Grantham House, 1991
*The Floating Bridge: the vehicular ferries of Auckland*	Balderston, David	Grey Gull, 2013
*The Bayswater Harbour Ferries of Auckland to Takapuna*	Balderston, David	Grey Gull, 2015
The Upper Harbour Ferries of Auckland	Balderston, David	Grey Gull, 2018
*The Paddlesteamers: Auckland Harbour Ferries 1860-1906*	Balderston, David	Grey Gull, 2020
*Waitemata Ferry Tales*	Fodie, Sally	Collins, 1991
*Auckland by the Sea:* 100 years of work and play	Johnson, David	David Bateman, 1988
*From Wherry to Steam Ferry on the Waitemata:* a history of the romantic conquest of the silvery waterway	Walsh, T.	Walsh Printing, 1932
*Servants of the North:* adventures on the coastal trade with the Northern Steam Ship Company	Furniss, Cliff	A.H. & A.W. Reed, 1977
*The Era of Coastal Shipping in New Zealand:* The Small Motor Ships	Jennings, Murray	Transpress
Sea Edge: where the Waitemata meets Auckland	Bob Harvey	Oratia Press, 2019

Operating steamships in New Zealand

With the exception of Hikitia, a working floating steam crane, these vessels operate in New Zealand waters as heritage excursion steamers. Visit their websites for excursion timetables and vessel histories.

VESSEL NAME	WEBSITE, OWNER/OPERATOR, DESCRIPTION
Tug WILLIAM C. DALDY	daldy.com William C. Daldy Preservation Society Built in Scotland in 1935 for the Auckland Harbour Board, the tug operates excursions on Auckland Harbour.
Tug LYTTELTON	tuglyttelton.co.nz Tug Lyttelton Preservation Society Built in Scotland in 1907 for the Lyttelton Harbour Board, the tug operates excursions on Lyttelton Harbour.
TSS EARNSLAW	tssearnslaw.co.nz Real Journeys Built in Dunedin in 1912 and reassembled at Kingston for the New Zealand Government Railways, Earnslaw operates from Queenstown on Lake Wakatipu.
PS WAIMARIE	waimarie.co.nz Waimarie Operating Trust Built in London in 1899, Waimarie was reassembled at Whanganui and worked the Whanganui River until 1952. Relaunched in 2000, the paddle steamer operates from Whanganui.
Floating Crane HIKITIA	hikitia.nz Maritime Heritage Trust of Wellington Built in Scotland in 1926 for the Wellington Harbour Board, the Hikitia operates on Wellington Harbour as a steam crane, lifting up to 80-ton loads.
Launch PUKE	maritimemuseum.co.nz/sailing/ss-puke NZ Maritime Museum A restored 19^th-century Kaipara Harbour steam launch, Puke operates from Hobson Wharf.