Dredging in Tauranga moments in history
Before Pae Korokī and Papers Past, the New Zealand Room librarians would note topics of interest in an alphabetised card catalogue, this is their selection of articles about dredging in Tauranga Harbour from the Bay of Plenty Times and other sources.
See also: Ships and shipping moments in history
1917-1919: Pelican:
- Tug Pelican charted last week for search and patrol duties. Bay of Plenty Times, 28 December 1917.
- See also: 'Pirate Von Luckner and the cruise of the "Seeadler" ' by Felix Graf von Luckner, p. 33 (1919), [Special Books 94-.45 LUCK].
1987: Engineer details dredge salvage. Bay of Plenty Times, 5 May 1987 [Ams 487/11, Scrapbook 21, p. 11].
1988: Little let-up for busy dredge. Bay of Plenty Times, 10 December 1998.
1992:
- Boulders tough task for dredges. Bay of Plenty Times, 3 March 1992, p. 5.
- A bigger grals for entrance sand. Bay of Plenty Times, 22 April 1992, p. 2.
- Harbour seabed shifts predicted. Bay of Plenty Times, 13 May 1992.
1994: Port asked to dredge lane. Specifically the boat lane at Waikorire (Pilot Bay). Bay of Plenty Times, 27 October 1994.
1995: Port to trial dumping ground. Near Pudney Rock. Bay of Plenty Times, 4 May 1995.
1998 - Kereiti:
- Dredge ruling leaves couple high and dry. Bay of Plenty Times, 18 March 1998.
- Council moves for possession of dredge as deadline passes. Bay of Plenty Times, 18 April 1998.
- Barge owner shrugs off $1 loss. Bay of Plenty Times, 5 May 1998.
- Oil spill fear as storm tops dredge. Bay of Plenty Times, 2 July 1998.
- Dredge to be removed. Buyer found. Bay of Plenty Times, 2 December 1998.
- Sunken dredge raised from murky depths. Bay of Plenty Times, 19 December 1998.
Some images from the archives:
Geopotes, dredge at Mount Maunganui, winter 1968. Colour slide taken by Kathleen Fletcher.
Te Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries Ms 105/2/5/22
New dredge, photographed for Bay of Plenty Photo News, (88), September 1969.
Te Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries, Logan Publishing, Tauranga and Bay of Plenty Photo News Collection Photo pn-3911
Teremoana, involved in work in the Port of Tauranga, April 1971.
Te Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries Photo gcc-17086
The dredge, Geopotes V, photographed by the Mount News, April 1971.
Te Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries Photo gcc-17171
Bay of Plenty Harbour Board dredge Kere-iti on the new Sulphur Point slipway for general maintenance, November 1971.
Te Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries Photo gca-19907
Dredge being hauled over the Kaimai hills, enroute from Auckland to Matua, for estuary reclamation work with Kingslea Marinas Ltd, May 1972.
Te Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries Photo gcc-20449
Budget dredge W. H. Orbell, July 1972.
Te Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries Photo gcc-21497
Dredged from Teremoana, colour slide by Kathleen Fletcher, October 1974.
Te Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries Ms 105/2/1/21




