GMVAramoana (a Māori-language word meaning sea pathway) was a roll-on/roll-off train ferry operating across Cook Strait between 1962 and 1983. Government...
arriving in Wellington on 28 May and entered service with her sister GMVAramoana on 9 June. In 1977 she was rebuilt by Sims Engineering, Dunedin to carry...
was known) started on 11 August 1962 with the roll-on roll-off ferry GMVAramoana. The service dramatically increased efficiency, since freight could stay...
the harbour led many vessels to race to the scene, including the ferry GMVAramoana, tugs, fishing boats, yachts and small personal craft. They rescued hundreds...
an early attempt to build a hovercraft for use as a passenger vehicle GMVAramoana (1961) Last vessel built by William Denny and Brothers. She was a Roll-on/roll-off...
million government loan). The designer of the replacement ferry the GMVAramoana recalled that, "The media said the whole thing was a red herring", adding...
Channel car ferry; later Tuxedo Princess nightclub on the Tyne. 1961 GMVAramoana 4,160 Yard Number 1502. Final ship completed by the yard. The first Interislander...
transferred progressively south with the introduction of the rail ferry GMVAramoana in 1962. This relocation process was completed by 1976. In 1968, the...
Inter-island rail ferry service from 1962 with the introduction of the GMVAramoana, but the Rail Air service survived until December 1983. The main aircraft...
Roll-on/roll-off ferry service operating across the Cook Strait; the GMVAramoana was the first such ferry that was introduced. McKendry was the borough's...
August: New Zealand Railways's Cook Strait ferry service began, using the GMVAramoana. 12 December: The Flag of Wellington is adopted. R.A.K. Mason wins the...
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