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The ferry S.S. Maori.
Te Ūaka The Lyttelton Museum ref 9684.1
https://www.teuaka.org.nz/online-collection/1129875
The ferry S.S. Wahine in Lyttelton port
Te Ūaka The Lyttelton Museum ref 9664.1
https://www.teuaka.org.nz/online-collection/1129855
Treasures from the past:
The Steamer Express
LATE 19TH-century public
transport out of Canterbury
to the North Island was
transformed when in 1895 the
United Steam Ship Company
introduced the first interisland
ferry service, the Steamer
Express, serviced by the 31-yearold
steamer, Penguin (749 tons).
Somewhat rough around the
edges with regards to passenger
comforts, the Steamer Express
service between Lyttelton and
Wellington, was nonetheless
popular with business travellers
and politicians alike, so much
so that the USSCo replaced the
Penguin with the much larger
liner Rotomahana (1727 tons)
just two years later.
In 1899 she was joined by the
Mararoa (2466 tons) and by 1905
the Steamer Express became
an all year round overnight
interisland ferry service.
Much maligned by the politicians
of the day, who much
preferred their creature comforts
as well as a good night’s sleep,
the USSCo finally commissioned
a purpose-built ferry complete
with all the then most modern
conveniences – and in 1907 the
Maori (3399 tons) was launched.
Built by W. Denny & Bros.
of Dumbarton, Scotland, the
Crowd on ferry wharf c.1950s.
Te Ūaka The Lyttelton Museum ref 6545.1
https://www.teuaka.org.nz/online-collection/1009363
Maori was 107m long, 14m in
breadth with a 5m draught. She
used coal-fired steam turbine
propulsion for quiet running,
with a bow rudder for astern
berthing, and set a record time
of 8hr 46min for the Wellington
to Lyttelton run.
Featuring a music room
outfitted with grand piano and
luxurious couches in gold and
blue; and a majestic dining room
with a grand wooden staircase,
crimson upholstery, parquet
floors and stained-glass dome;
the Maori set the standard for all
subsequent ferries of the Steamer
Express.
Equipped to handle 553
passengers, there were still some
improvements to be made in the
passenger cabins with the then
early 20th-century’s ‘modern
comforts’ yet to include a shower,
toilet or electric power sockets.
The era of luxury interislander
transport truly began when the
Maori’s partner ferry Wahine
(4436 tons) joined the interislander
ferry service in 1913,
replacing the ageing Mararoa.
For another two decades these
iconic vessels came to define the
early 20th-century New Zealand
way of life, although with some
rough edges such as the USSCo
‘shake-downs’ or collapsible
beds that were brought out to
accommodate extra economy
class passengers. Or the large,
male-only ‘Glory Hole’ cabins at
the stern above the screws where
one might perhaps bet on a bout
of fisticuffs.
The Maori sailed the Steamer
Express route through World
War 1 with the Mararoa returning
to service while the Wahine
served as a troopship and minelayer
for the British Navy.
After the war the Maori and
Wahine were converted to oil
burning boilers to run their
steam turbines and resumed the
ferry service until the Maori was
retired in 1931. Taking her place
was the Rangatira (6152 tons)
which set a new record of 8hr 8m
for the Lyttelton to Wellington
run, and would go on to ply the
route for another 34 years.
However, the Maori was not
done and returned to service for
much of World War 2 while the
Wahine and Rangatira ferried
troops in the South Pacific
theatre.
The Maori was suddenly laid
up in early 1944 in Wellington
Harbour, and would never again
sail the interislander route.
Sold to a Chinese shipping
company in 1946 she plied
the passenger routes between
Australasia and China until
sunk in Shanghai port during a
hurricane in 1951.
Just two years later, the new
Maori was launched (8303 tons)
ushering in the fully modern era
of the old Steamer Express.
•See also https://nzhistory.
govt.nz/culture/lytteltonwellington-ferries
https://www.teuaka.org.nz/
news/the-steamer-express
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Jack rides
high at
surf champs
• By Kristie Boland
Page 5
THREE TITLES and a new
record is what Jack Tyro
has taken away from the
national surf champs held at
Westport’s Nine Mile Beach
over the weekend.
The Sumner 15-year-old
broke the record for the
most wins ever by a surfer
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a the event, winning
the men’s and junior
longboard divisions as
we l as the under-16 boys
division.
Tyro said he did not
expec to do as we l as he
did and was “stoked” with
the outcome.
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Holiday fun in the sun
Risk
survey
detects
strong
sense of
community
• By Kristie Boland
Sisters Zoe, 7, and Violet Sultan Gallo, 8, of Lyttelton cool off by taking a backward plunge into
the Norman Kirk Memorial Pool, Lyttelton’s only public swimming pool. The pool has been
popular during the summer holidays. •More photos, page 7 PHOTO: KRISTIE BOLAND
A SURVEY is revealing a strong
sense of community in the
Lyttelton Harbour and Port Levy
areas.
The purpose of the city
council survey is to gain a better
understanding of risk tolerance
from the impacts of sea level rise.
“An understanding of
community risk tolerance
can help the community,
rūnanga and council make
informed, community-specific
decisions during phase three of
the coastal hazards adaptation
planning programme, ’ said head
of planning and consents, John
Higgins.
Phase three is co laboration
adaptation planning with
communities. Those in the
Lyttelton/Mt Herbert area wi l
be first. It is estimated this phase
wi l take at least 1.5 years to do
properly.
So far the survey, which wi l
close on Friday, has had more
than 100 responses.
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CANTERBURY University
students planning a potentia ly
record-setting rocket launch
this week are assuring worried
Birdlings Flat residents they are
well prepared and have safety
measures in place.
UC Aerospace selected
Kaitorete Spit beach, near
Birdlings Flat, for lift-off as they
aim to exceed the current altitude
record for a student-led rocket
programme held by the University
of Southern California, which
reached an altitude of 104km.
“We’re very prepared this time,
this wi l be the third attempt and
we’ve got a l of the appropriate
safety measures in place,” said
project leader Jack Davies.
He said a 400 litre-capacity
water tanker wi l be on site while
the Little River volunteer fire
brigade wi l be alerted if required.
Fire extinguishers will also be on
site.
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