Plate 57 : Winchdriver : A Winchdriver On The Job On The Costal Vessel Onehunga Loading For Auckland At Jacksons Bay.
Plate 56 : Commerce : The Northern End Of The Wellington Waterfront Where The Dock, Ferry Terminal, Railway Goods Yard, Wheat Silos, Cement Silos And Oil Discharge Wharves Make An Important Commercial Group.
Plate 49 : Shipping Timber : Loading White Pine And Rimu Into The Hold Of The Motor Vessel ‘Onehunga’ At Jacksons Bay.
Lake Alexandrina, Less Celebrated Than Lake Tekapo, Being The Smaller Neighbour And Slightly Off The Main Route, Is Yet A Favoured Picnic Spot.
Jackson Bay Is A Small Inlet Tucked Away Within The Curve Of A Headland At The Southern Extremity Of The Westland Bight. A Minor Port, It Is Spectacularly Lonely, Hemmed In By Forest And Mountain.
The Kaikoura Peninsula Thrusts Out Into The Sea Almost At The Foot Of The Seaward Kaikoura Range.
Whanarua Bay, Is An Idyllic Indentation At The Base Of Cape Runaway, On The East Cape. Sandy Shored And Safe, Sheltered By Reefs And Shaded On The Hot Summer Days By Eucalyptus And Pohutukawa, It May Be Fairly Described As A Deliciously Peaceful Retreat. Indeed, Even It’s Name Suggests Something Of The Kind. It Means “Company Of Two People.”
Matauwhi Bay, Near Russell, Is Another Of The Superbly Sheltered Anchorages In The Area For Yachts, Fishing Launches And Smaller Craft.
Pomare Bay, Near Russell, Was Favoured By Whalers In The Early Nineteenth Century As An Anchorage.
Russell, The First European Town In New Zealand, Was A Whaling Port. Once Known As The Hell-Hole Of The Pacific, The Town Still Contains Some Of The Original Buildings.
Birkenhead And Little Shoal Bay, In Waitemata Harbour, Auckland, Is Usually Crowded With Small Boats. Aucklanders Are Encouraged By The Warm Climate To Be Outdoors People, And Few Families Who Enjoy Boating Are Unable To Possess, Or Have Access To, A Pleasure Craft Of Some Kind.
The City Of Auckland, As Seen From Westhaven Boat Harbour.
The Auckland Harbour Bridge, Linking North Shore With The City Centre, Spans The Blue Harbour, Arching Over A Confetti-Sprinkle Of Small Boats.
Lake Manpouri