An edition of History of Tauranga harbour & port
(1997)
History of Tauranga harbour & port
by Neil G. Hansen
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"... At first the idea was to record the activities of the Harbour Board but upon delving into records it soon became clear that this story should encompass the whole harbour from the first days of shipping ... This story starts with reference to the Maori prior to the advent of Europeans and ends more or less in the early 1990's with some overrun into Port Company days after 1989. The full story about the Port after 1990 is one for the future when someone else can record its progress ..." -- p. 5
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Administration (prior to 1826-)
Harbour Board
Port Development
Shipping operations
Cargo and passengers
Transport on Tauranga Harbour
Royal visits
Visits of Naval ships
Hydrographic surveys
Harbour studies and investigations
Port access by land and air
Recreation on harbour and at sea
Miscellaneous happenings and mishaps :
How Sulphur Point got its name
Wreck of the SS Taupo
Zane Grey's visits
Visit of the Nahlin
Enemy was close in 1942
Aricraft into the harbour
Wreck of the Ranui
Golden Master aground
Oil refinery investigation
Sheep in the harbour
Waikareao Estuary development
Explosives magazine in the harbour
Derelict explosives barge in Hunters Creek
What was it in 1970? Ambergris
Tangaroa statue
Early wreck at the marina site.
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