New Zealand and the Sea

A DigitalNZ Story by Bridget Williams Books

All images in this Story appear in: Frances Steel (ed), New Zealand and the Sea: Historical Perspectives (Bridget Williams Books, 2018) https://doi.org/10.7810/9780947518707

New Zealand, Aotearoa, sea, moana, ocean, coast, beach, islands, history, culture, maritime, seafaring, shipping, migration, colonisation, trade, voyage, Māori, Pacific, Polynesia, archaeology, marine science, marine ecosystems, ecology, climate

Image: Maraval Jackdaw

Maraval Jackdaw

Puke Ariki

Image: [Cook, James] 1728-1779 :Map of the coast of the New Zealand discovered in the years 1769 and 1770, By I. Cook, Commander of His Majesty's Bark Endeavour. B. Longmate sculpsit. [London, 1773]

[Cook, James] 1728-1779 :Map of the coast of the New Zealand discovered in the years 1769 and 1770, By I. Cook, Commander of His Majesty's Bark End...

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Image: Ossuary III: Mare Pacifica (Pacific Ocean). Imperium promovere (to advance the Empire)

Ossuary III: Mare Pacifica (Pacific Ocean). Imperium promovere (to advance the Empire)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Calvert, Samuel, ca 1828-1913 :The burning of the emigrant ship Cospatrick off the Cape of Good Hope [1874]. Auckland, Illustrated New Zealand herald.

Calvert, Samuel, ca 1828-1913 :The burning of the emigrant ship Cospatrick off the Cape of Good Hope [1874]. Auckland, Illustrated New Zealand herald.

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Image: Steam to London direct, by the New Zealand Shipping Co's line monthly. 1883.

Steam to London direct, by the New Zealand Shipping Co's line monthly. 1883.

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Image: Deck tennis onboard the SS Arawa

Deck tennis onboard the SS Arawa

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Lyttleton

Lyttleton

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: View of the breakwater extending into the Oamaru harbour

View of the breakwater extending into the Oamaru harbour

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Image: Digging for toheroa, Northland

Digging for toheroa, Northland

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Image: Swimming in a marine reserve

Swimming in a marine reserve

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: [Artist unknown] :[Whaleboat showing position of crew. Early nineteenth century]

[Artist unknown] :[Whaleboat showing position of crew. Early nineteenth century]

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Image: Leightons street map of Auckland City and suburbs

Leightons street map of Auckland City and suburbs

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Image: Lyttelton

Lyttelton

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Image: Wharfies at Queens Wharf, Wellington

Wharfies at Queens Wharf, Wellington

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Image: Potatoes being shipped to the Dutch East Indies on the Maetsuycker, Wellington - Photograph taken by Edward Percival Christensen

Potatoes being shipped to the Dutch East Indies on the Maetsuycker, Wellington - Photograph taken by Edward Percival Christensen

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Image: 'The handy man', Jack as tailor making clothes

'The handy man', Jack as tailor making clothes

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Image: Ken McKenzie

Ken McKenzie

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Image: Head and shoulder portrait of American sailor

Head and shoulder portrait of American sailor

Auckland Libraries

Image: Māpoutahi pā

Māpoutahi pā

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Image: The Ocean Beach, Dunedin. ca 1864.

The Ocean Beach, Dunedin. ca 1864.

University of Otago

Image: Ship Hinemoa, and remains of the Grafton shipwreck, at Carnley Harbour, Auckland Islands - Photograph taken by Samuel Page

Ship Hinemoa, and remains of the Grafton shipwreck, at Carnley Harbour, Auckland Islands - Photograph taken by Samuel Page

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Image: Hoisting the Union Jack at the annexation of Mangaia - Photograph taken by Malcolm Ross.

Hoisting the Union Jack at the annexation of Mangaia - Photograph taken by Malcolm Ross.

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Image: New Zealand Parliamentarians dressed in lavalavas, white shirts, and hats

New Zealand Parliamentarians dressed in lavalavas, white shirts, and hats

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Image: Island tours by the N.Z. Government motor ship "Maui Pomare" to Samoa and Niue Island. 23 days. £30 return. To Norfolk Island 7 days, £12 return. [ca 1930].

Island tours by the N.Z. Government motor ship "Maui Pomare" to Samoa and Niue Island. 23 days. £30 return. To Norfolk Island 7 days, £12 return. [...

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Image: Cape Reinga

Cape Reinga

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Niueans waiting on a wharf at low tide, during the visit of the HMS Mildura and Lord Ranfurly

Niueans waiting on a wharf at low tide, during the visit of the HMS Mildura and Lord Ranfurly

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Image: Boarding a ship off Niue

Boarding a ship off Niue

Auckland Libraries

Image: Waiting for the Tofua, 1928

Waiting for the Tofua, 1928

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Image: Lord and Lady Cobham arriving at Atafu Island, Tokelau

Lord and Lady Cobham arriving at Atafu Island, Tokelau

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Image: Hon Tupua Tamasese Mea'ole and other passengers on board aircraft, TEAL (Tasman Empire Airways Limited), Satapuala, Upolu, Samoa

Hon Tupua Tamasese Mea'ole and other passengers on board aircraft, TEAL (Tasman Empire Airways Limited), Satapuala, Upolu, Samoa

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Image: Departure of the Tofua, Auckland, 1959

Departure of the Tofua, Auckland, 1959

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Image: Storm, Campbell Island

Storm, Campbell Island

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Image: Williams, Edward Arthur 1824-1898 :Auckland Harbour, August 1864.

Williams, Edward Arthur 1824-1898 :Auckland Harbour, August 1864.

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