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NZ whalers harpoon their last victim
More than 170 years of New Zealand whaling history ended when J.A. Perano and Company caught its last whale off the coast near Kaikōura.
Jillett's Whaling Station, Kapiti Island
Jillett's whaling station on Kapiti Island, 1844.
South seas whaling painting, 1820s
South sea whale fishery, around 1825
Sealers and whalers - pre-1840 contact
A European population explosion first impacted on New Zealand in the closing decade of the 18th century when sealers and whalers began to arrive in their hundreds seeking to exploit local resources.
Overview - a frontier of chaos?
The experiences of the explorers Abel Tasman, James Cook and Marion du Fresne convinced many Europeans that New Zealand was a dangerous place.
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