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The barque Rona
One of several old sailing ships which gained a fresh lease of life due to wartime shortages of shipping
Report on the loss of the Aparima
Evening Post report on the loss of the troopship Aparima
The troopship Aparima
The Union Company’s Calcutta ‘slow boat’, the Aparima packed with with troops heading for the First World War
Hospital beds on the Maheno
Beds aboard the First World War hospital ship, Maheno.
The hospital ship Maheno
A tinted postcard of the hospital ship Maheno.
The Otaki in 1912
The New Zealand Shipping Company's Otaki in Wellington Harbour, 1912
Launch of the Niagara
Launching the Union Company Royal Mail liner Niagara at the John Brown Shipyard, Clydebank, in 1912
SS Penguin plaque
A plaque commemorating the wreck of the SS Penguin.
Troopships departing from Lyttelton
Scene at a wharf in Lyttelton, showing troopships and a crowd farewelling troops during the First World War. Shows HMNZT 36 on the left and HMNZT 35 on the right. Alexander Turnbull Library Reference: PAColl-7985-40 Further information and copies of this image may be obtained from the Library through its 'Timeframes' website, http://timeframes.natlib.govt.nz Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any reuse of this image
Troopship departing New Zealand
Packed troop ship departing NZ during the First World War
The New Zealand White Ensign
Ships and commissioned shore establishments of the Royal New Zealand Navy fly the New Zealand White Ensign.
New Zealand Red Ensign
The New Zealand Red Ensign is based on the Red Ensign usually flown by merchant ships registered in the United Kingdom.
Y-turret from HMS Achilles
Y-turret from HMS Achilles mounted on display at Devonport Naval Base in Auckland.
Frank Worsley and Antarctica
New Zealander Frank Worsley captained the Endurance during Sir Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. But he is best remembered for navigating the expedition party to safety after the Endurance was crushed by ice floes in the Weddell Sea.
Wreck of the Falcon memorial at Maketu
Cannon and plaque commemorating the wreck of the topsail schooner Falcon in the early hours of 1 March 1840.
Early Wellington wharves
View of part of Wellington showing the Rhodes, Hickson, Hunter and Fitzherbert wharves
Landing stores for Pencarrow Lighthouse
Crew from the ship Tutanekai landing stores at Pencarrow lighthouse on Pencarrow Head.
Further information - Pencarrow Lighthouse
This web feature was written by Imelda Bargas and produced by the NZHistory.net.nz team. Links  'Guardians of the Light' - documentary about lighthouse keepers (NZ On Screen) Pencarrow lighthouse registration report (New Zealand Historic Places Trust) Pencarrow lighthouse celebrates 150 years (New Zealand Historic Places Trust)  Lighthouse keepers (Maritime New Zealand) Lighthouses (Te Ara) Flyby video of the lower Pencarrow lighthouse - from booma's Vimeo page Books Helen Beaglehole, Lighting the coast: a history of New Zealand's coastal lighthouse system, Cant
Pencarrow Lighthouse keepers
The experiences of the Pencarrow Lighthouse keepers and their families
The lighthouse and its surroundings - Pencarrow Lighthouse
Key events in the development of the Pencarrow Lighthouse

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