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The Rangatira
For 80 years the bronze green hulls and the red funnels of the Union Steam Ship Company dominated the inter-island trade. This is the second Rangatira, which entered service in 1972 and was destined to be the last of the Lyttelton–Wellington ferries. In the background are a ‘Red Funnel Line' freighter and the old Lyttelton ferry Maori.
Gavin McLean collection
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