Captained by John Lort Stokes, the paddle steamer Acheron spent four years charting the New Zealand coastline.
Image: HMS Acheron (Alexander Turnbull Library)
Read more on NZHistory
European explorers – Early explorers
External links
- Famous ships: Acheron (1966 encyclopaedia)
- John Lort Stokes biography (DNZB)
- Hydrographic survey map (Te Ara)
- European discovery of New Zealand (Te Ara)
How to cite this page
'The Acheron arrives to begin survey of NZ waters ', URL: /the-em-acheron-em-arrives-to-begin-the-first-full-survey-of-new-zealand-waters-since-cook, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 15-Jun-2016