Fresh about Cook Strait - An Appreciation of Wellington Harbour by Grahame Anderson
$42.50 NZD
Category: NZ Maritime | Reading Level: very good
Considers Wellington Harbour's geological evolution, its Maori history, the first European settlers, the end of the sailing ship era, the coming of steamships, ferries, navigation aids and wharves, the reclamation of land and construction of buildings and devotes a chapter to weather. Contains a magni ...Show more
From Ushant to Gibraltar - The Channel Fleet 1778-1783 by Quintin Barry
$69.99 NZD
Category: Ships & Maritime | Series: From Reason to Revolution Ser.
In 1778, when the expected war finally broke with France, Lord Sandwich, the long serving First Lord of the Admiralty, had to find the resources to match the French fleet not only in the Channel but in other theaters of war such as the West Indies, the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean. In addition, th ...Show more
Frontiers: A Colonial Dynasty by Simon Best
$47.50 NZD
Category: NZ Genealogy, Family History & Immigration | Reading Level: very good
Two airmen of Māori descent lie buried together on a hilltop in Dorset, England. They are the grandson and great-grandson of a whaling captain who entered New Zealand waters in 1835, and who became one of the leading pioneers of European settlement in Wellington. The story’s main thread covers the four ...Show more
Glamour Ships of the Union Steam Ship Company NZ Ltd by Jack Churchouse
$42.50 NZD
Category: Ships & Maritime | Reading Level: very good
This illustrated history of New Zealand's outstanding maritime company attempts to bring back some of that past era. It features the most outstanding of the Company's passenger ships over 85 years followinf the Company's inception in 1875
History of the Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand, Limited 1875-1940
$75.00 NZD
Category: Ships & Maritime
Hobson Wharf - Auckland Maritime Museum Logbook by Rodney Wilson
$32.50 NZD
Category: Ships & Maritime
How to Read a Nautical Chart by Nigel Calder
$22.50 NZD
Category: Ships & Maritime
The best handbook on chart usage, from one of the most trusted names in boating. In 2000, the U.S. government ceased publication of Chart No. 1, the invaluable little book that generations of mariners have consulted to make sense of the complex system of signs, symbols, and graphic elements used in naut ...Show more
Journeying with Seafarers by Roy Sinclair
$32.50 NZD
Category: NZ Maritime
Following "Journeying with Railways" and "Journeying with Aviators", Roy Sinclair delves into another of his interests: sailing. He tracks down ordinary people with an extraordinary passion for boats and discovers stories of sea journeys, boat restoration, and intriguing old salts.
Leading Lights Lighthouses of New Zealand by text Anna Gibbons, photos Grant Sheehan
$47.50 NZD
Category: NZ Maritime
Leading Lights is a photographic and historical perspective on thirty lighthouses around New Zealand coastline which have had resident keepers at some time in their history. Anna Gibbon's text explores the lives of the men and women who, one, two and three generations ago, lived at these rugged coastal ...Show more