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Wahine disaster 45 years on
Film was produced by Archives New Zealand to mark the 45th anniversary of the Wahine disaster in 2013
Cook Strait's dangerous waters - roadside stories
Video about the Cook Strait; the body of water that separates New Zealand's North and South Islands.
1968 - key events
A selection of the key events in New Zealand history from 1968
Troop ship Wahine wrecked en route to Korean War
Carrying New Zealand troops to the Korean War, the 38-year-old Lyttelton–Wellington ferry Wahine ran aground in the Arafura Sea. There were no casualties but the ship became a total loss.
The Wahine and Maori at Lyttelton wharf
The Wahine (right) reverses into the new Lyttelton ferry terminal, while the Maori is berthed at another wharf. The image was taken shortly after the Wahine came into service in 1966.
Wahine disaster rescue story
Kate Watson's account of her rescue from the Wahine including an image of her and her rescuer.
The Wahine's cafeteria, 1967
This large waka mural decorated the second Wahine's cafeteria.
End of the line - Lyttelton-Wellington ferries
In the face of competition from other forms of transport the Union Steam Ship Company abandoned its glamour ferry service, sending the Maori to the scrappers in 1974.
Wahine disaster map
Map showing the voyage of the Wahine on the day it sank in Wellington Harbour
Wahine lifeboat appeal
The Wahine disaster on 10 April 1968 spurred the formation of the Wellington Sea Rescue Service (now the Wellington Volunteer Coastguard).
Survivors of the Wahine disaster
Survivors huddle on Seatoun beach following the sinking of the Wahine on 10 April 1968.
Divers inspecting the sunken Wahine
Members of a Japanese salvage firm and navy divers inspecting the wreckage of the Wahine
Lifeboat from Wahine landing on Seatoun beach
A lifeboat from the Wahine lands passengers and crew on Seatoun Beach, Wellington, after the ship capsized on 10 April 1968.
The Wahine sinking in Wellington Harbour
The Wahine ferry lists heavily as it sinks in Wellington Harbour on 10 April 1968.
Court of inquiry - Wahine disaster
The court of inquiry that met 10 weeks after the sinking pinpointed the build-up of water in the vehicle deck as the reason the ferry finally capsized.
Further information - Wahine disaster
This web feature was written by Steve Watters and produced by the NZHistory.net.nz team.LinksList of those killed in the Wahine disaster (NZ Disasters)Shipwrecks (Te Ara)The New Zealand Maritime Record's exhibition on the WahineThe sinking of the WahineVisit the Wahine gallery at Wellington Museum of City and SeaMax Lambert's 1970 history The Wahine Disaster (NZETC)NZBC Classics – Wahine Disaster (NZOnScreen)Books and articlesKevin Boon, The Wahine disaster, Nelson Price Milburn, Petone, about 1990C. W. N. Ingram, New Zealand shipwrecks: over 200 years of disasters at sea, 8th rev.
Timeline to tragedy - the Wahine disaster
The events that led to the drowning of 51 people in the Wahine disaster of 10 April 1968
The Wahine disaster
This April marks the 45th anniversary of the sinking of the ferry Wahine. With more than 50 lives lost, this was New Zealand's worst modern maritime disaster. The Wahine’s demise on 10 April 1968 also heralded a new era in local TV news as pictures of the disaster were beamed into Kiwi living rooms.
New Zealand disasters timeline
The disasters timeline and map give an overview of New Zealand's worst natural disasters, transport accidents, fires, mining accidents and other tragedies that have caused major loss of life.
Wahine disaster on television
Hear a contemporary television news broadcast about the loss of the inter-island ferry TEV Wahine in Wellington Harbour in April 1968.

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