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Picton ferry <em>Aramoana</em> enters service

1962 Picton ferry Aramoana enters service

The country's first roll-on roll-off ferry, New Zealand Railways' Aramoana revolutionised transport between the North and South islands. more...

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'The floating bridge' - Cook Strait ferries1962 - key events

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  • Aramoana (NZ Maritime Record)
  • NZ's Cook Strait ferries (NZ Maritime Record)
  • Shipping: Post war boom (Te Ara)
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