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. ALLANKAY (1155gt/54.5m, ex-CORINTHIAN BAY) - The marine environmental protection group Sea Shepherd’s most recently acquired vessel. the 1155gt, 54.5m arrived in Auckland this morning after a... Date: 16 May 2025 Image ID 13952
6. ALLANKAY (1155gt/54.5m, ex-CORINTHIAN BAY) - The marine environmental protection group Sea Shepherd’s most recently acquired vessel. the 1155gt, 54.5m arrived in Auckland this morning after a... Date: 16 May 2025 Image ID 13953
7. AOTEAROA ONE - A Polynesian voyaging canoe (waka hourua/ocean-going canoe/bluewater canoe) passing Victoria Wharf, Devonport, Auckland, NZ. Date: 2004 Image ID 1089
8. 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
9. 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
10. 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
11. 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
12. 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
13. AOTEAROA ONE - twin-hulled waka hourua (ocean-going or bluewater) voyaging canoe based in Auckland (Tamaki Makaurau). Date: 13 May 2017 Image ID 10957
14. 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
15. BARE BONZE - a recreational fishing boat, Auckland, NZ. Date: 5 February 2010 Image ID 6025
16. 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
17. 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
18. 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
19. C3NZ.com (Custom Composite Crafts) - Auckland, New Zealand. Date: 25 January 2011 Image ID 6699
20. 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
21. 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
22. 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
23. 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
24. CHEROKEE (1956) any info greatly received. Date: 26 January 2009 Image ID 14198
25. CLOUD NINE - outbound from Auckland. Any details welcomed. Date: 6 December 2016 Image ID 10741
26. 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
27. 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
28. ELIZA HOBSON - a replica Victorian water taxi berthed at the NZ National Maritime Museum, Hobson Wharf, Auckland, New Zealand. Date: 2001 Image ID 1092
29. EMMYLOU - a more recently-built paddlesteamer operating along the Murray River in Australia. She was completed in 1982. Date: November 2012 Image ID 8535
30. 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
31. 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
32. 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
33. 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
34. 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
35. GEO RESOLUTION (1989/1913grt, ex-HMNZS RESOLUTION, USNS Tenacious (T-AGOS-17) - The former Royal New Zealand Navy hydrographic survey ship HMNZS RESOLUTION was acquired by EGS Group of the UK in 2014... Date: 31 March 2017 Image ID 10931
36. 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
37. 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
38. 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
39. 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
40. 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
41. 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
42. 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
43. HINE MOANA & UTO NI YALO - Polynesian vaka (voyaging canoes), Auckland, New Zealand.
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Anyone gazing across Auckland's Waitemata Harbour today could have been forgiven for thinking... Date: 11 April 2010 Image ID 6267
44. 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
45. LAUREN HANSEN (2010 / IMO 9580869 / 490gt / 650dwt / ex-KOUGARI) - a landing craft, inbound to Auckland from Nukualofa. She is owned by Zion Holdings of Singapore and managed and operated by Teras... Date: 4 June 2025 Image ID 13970
46. LAUREN HANSEN (2010 / IMO 9580869 / 490gt / 650dwt / ex-KOUGARI) - a landing craft, inbound to Auckland from Nukualofa. She is owned by Zion Holdings of Singapore and managed and operated by Teras... Date: 4 June 2025 Image ID 13971
47. 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
48. 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
49. MAPLEDURHAM, built in 1927 she served in Salter Brothers fleet of steamers on the River Thames, England until 2008. At 103' in length, Mapledurham converted to diesel in 1959 but was scrapped in 2008.... Date: 1978 Image ID 5920
50. MARLIN H.Q. - allegedly a former prawn boat in South America, she was sailed across to NZ to become a mothership to support extended game fishing for the owners sport fisher. Seen here leaving... Date: 2008 Image ID 12612
51. MARLIN H.Q. - allegedly a former prawn boat in South America, she was sailed across to NZ to become a mothership to support extended game fishing for the owners sport fisher. Seen here leaving... Date: 2008 Image ID 12613
