PORT NELSON PHOTO

HISTORIC RECORD
OF DEVELOPMENTS
OVER THE YEARS
1860 - 2010
1. Plant & Floating Plant
2. Reclamation Construction
3. Historic Photos
4. Slipways
5. Ships of Interest
6. Notable Events
7. Reclamation aerial photos
8. Cargo
9. Wharves
10. Building & Construction
11. Statistical Information
12. Harbour Entrance “Cut”
13. Dredgers & Dredging
1. Harbour Entrance ‘Cut’

The following photographs show how the New

Entrance (the Cut) was excavated through the
Boulder Bank. They show the dredges & methods
used to form the cut, and how the Mole
(embankment) was formed. They show how the
Southern end of the boulder bank and northern
Haulashore Island were retained to stop erosion,
and how they disposed of the material dredged up
from the ‘Cut’ with the dragline bucket, after it was
stock piled at the southern end of the Boulder Bank.
•The John Graham dredge about to start its
mammoth task of dredging the Cut. 1903
•The dredge John Graham preparing for the
dredging operation. 1903
•Dozing the dredged material onto the wharf
ready to push into the hopper barge. 1964
•This photo shows the boulder Bank material stock
piled ready to push onto the barge for distribution to
the batter slopes under the wharves. 1964
•Pushing the material into the hopper barge to
then be taken over to wharves. 1963
•Large concrete blocks were made on site from the
materials . These proved to be effective in stopping
erosion of the southern end of the Boulder Bank. 1963
•Mixing the concrete to form the big mass
blocks. 1964
•The Drag Scraper pulling rocks from the
Entrance in order to deepen and widen it. 1963
•The Winch House and cables that pulled the
drag scraper across the Entrance. 1963
•The two Nelson Harbour Board dredges
working near the Entrance. The Karitea and the
Tasman Bay. 1963
•Aerial view of the Entrance showing the Winch
House and the Mole. Note the stable
embankments on both sides of the entrance. 1960’s
•Aerial view of the Winch House. 1967
•Aerial view of Haulashore and The Cut 1960’s
•Erosion control on Haulashore Island 1960’s
•Rock Groyne to prevent material drifting to
the south. This material was placed there by
bottom dumping barge 1970’s
•Part of the rock Embankment 1970’s
•Digger placing rocks for erosion protection
around Haulashore Island. 1970’s
2. Dredges and dredging

The following photographs show the dredges

used at Port Nelson to assist with the
development of the Port, by either digging
the channels deeper and/or forming a
reclamation with the dredged material.
•The dredge John Graham dredging the Cut. dredged
the “Cut” 76 metres wide x 4.4m below chart datum,
year 1904. dredged channel through in 1906
•The W.H Orbell as a bucket dredge was used initially to help remove
rocky material from the Cut to deepen and widen it. At a later date it
was converted to a Trailer suction dredge and used to deepen the
harbour channels to allow vessels with larger drafts into our port.1980’s
•The trailer suction dredge M.V. Endeavour
undertaking capital dredging in order to increase
the harbour draft for the large log vessels.1968
•The Drag Scraping bucket was used to dredge the
Cut . It also deepened, widened the Harbour
Entrance to its present depth of 8.1 mtrs and width
of 152mtrs. 1962
•The Karitea was used to dredge the harbour and also
reclaim 70 hectares of reclamation. The reclamation now
houses industrial businesses and is also used for cargo
storage. 1953
•The cutter suction dredge Karitea undertook channel
dredging . The dredgings formed the 70 hectares of
reclamation we now have at the port. 1960’s
•The bucket dredge Tasman Bay owned by Nelson
Harbour Board and used to dredge shallow patches,
berth pockets and rocky areas. 1954
•The crane on the barge was used where the bigger dredges
couldn’t get to. An example of this is shown where the
barge is working in the old boat harbour. Once the barge is
filled it is towed out to the dump ground with a tug. 1970s
•The large Heron Construction Backhoe dredge Kimahia. This dredge has a
100 tonne digger mounted on the stern of it, and spuds (legs), which on
thrusting downwards can take a 200 tonne loading. This enables the digger
to be on a very stable platform where the large digger can get considerable
leverage, to dig hard compacted material or rocks. 1997
•The Buller Port Services trailer suction dredge Kawatiri
has been the dredge Port Nelson has hired in for the last
15 years to undertake our maintenance dredging.2009
3. Plant and Floating Plant

The following photo’s show the machinery

operated at the port and used to handle
cargo, and manoeuvre ships operations
within the harbour.
•The Coles Colossus Crane arriving from
Australia. The first container crane belonging
to Port Nelson. 1993
•The Liebherr crane lifting a 40ft reefer container of apples
onto a Cosco ship. The Liebherr can lift a 12 mtr 40 tonne
container 32 mtrs across a ship and place it . Their weight is
approx. 360 tonne. 2005
•Top lifting forklift is capable of lifting
container boxes up to 40 tonne.
2009
•High stacking forklift capable of lifting empty
container boxes up to 6 high. February 209
•The two Maffy trucks designed to take
containers from storage to shipside, and visa
versa. 2010
•The three tugs Wakatu, Huria Matenga and
WH Parr. 1984
•The Huria Matenga. Weight 148 tonne , built in 1983,
speed 13.7 knots, twin 1500 Hp Niigata diesel engines.
Towing power 36 tonne and 33 tonne astern. 1990’s
•Huria Matenga showing her large propellers.
•W H Parr. Built by Sims engineering 1971. Schottel rudder
propellers.
•Re- engined in 2005 to 2,000 Hp. Towing power 24 tonne
ahead.
•The Honourable J. B Gordon and Mr W. H
Parr, and Mr G. P Dixon with the model of the
W H Parr . This was built by Capt. R. A King.
•The tug Wakatu which was built in Whangarei
in 1961
•The old Pilot Boat Waimea used up until 2006
•The Naiad Pilot Boat which came into service
in 2006. 8.5 mtrs long and twin 300Hp Susuki
motors . Capable of 35 knots.
•The pile driving barge of concrete construction
and used to drive piles around the port
area.1980’s
•Coastal barge 25mtrs by 12mtrs of steel construction.
Introduced at the inner Main Wharf when the strait
shipping Company ran a regular service to Nelson .1998
•The barge ramp off the Akersten St ROW was
initially constructed to unload logs from the
sounds area.
4. Reclamation Construction

A number of reclamations have been

constructed since 1953 in order to house
industries plus storage of cargo at the port.
The reclamation as it developed are shown
with photo’s. Port Nelson have reclaimed 70
hectares of the Haven over the years. We
now own 66 hectares of that 70, ( the rest was
sold off).
•Port Nelson Reclamation forming. 1950’s
•The reclamation looking from Maori Rd. Early
1950’s
•Reclamation development . Early 1950’s
•Aerial photo of the reclamation development.
1950’s
This reclamation development was in 1954. It
shows the Karitea dredging and discharging
the dredgings into the confined Bund wall area.
The reclamation development 1954
 Aerial photo of Port Nelson showing the
reclamation development. Also note the first
stage of McGlashen Quay. 1960
•Reclamation development. 1960’s
•Frog Pond reclamation behind Main Wharf the
fill material was all trucked in from Gibbon’s
Quarry . 1981
•A dredged channel to divert the Maitai river
prior to the commencement of the Bund Wall
to form the Maitai reclamation. 1981
•View from Mt. Pleasant Avenue looking at the
Bund Wall of the Maitai Reclamation. 1981
•Trailer suction dredge W H Orbell pumping maintenance
dredgings ashore in the hope of selling them. There were no
takers so the material was used for filling the Maitai
reclamation 1981
•Aerial photo of the Boulder Bank, the Maitai
Reclamation under construction and the Port .
1981
• Layup and repair reclamation ( next to
Sealord). The reclamation was 2.2 hectares.
Preparation of bund wall 1999
5. Historic Photos

The following photo’s show many interesting

events, ships , and features at the port in the
early days. Note the high labour content as
against large machines of today. Also the
type of vessel used then as against the large
container vessels of today.
•A view of Nelson Haven in Tasman’s Gulf, including part of the site of the intended town of Nelson. This
scene was painted by Heaphy, and was intended to encourage new immigrants to the colony. Heaphy’s
paintings and written accounts were often embellished or exaggerated as was this painting; Although only
three ships lay at anchor at the time Heaphy shows four; nor were the barrocks completed, or flagstaff
erected. The abundant vegetation on what was later called Haulashore Island was not there at the time. 1841
•Original Nelson Anchorage chart 1850
•Note: The non existence of Tahuna beach. The Waimea
bank was exposed at mid- tide, and the Waimea river
discharged close to Fifeshire Rock.No “Cut”
•Haven road showing Stream Boat Tavern,
Little Alley, Russell Street and Franzen’s Wharf.
1850’s
•Haven Road and Franzen’s Wharf. Lukens’ Lime Kiln at
left. Note timber revetment built to protect the road
and Dun Mountain railway tracks. 1870
•Franzen’s Wharf in the early 1880’s. Vessels
alongside are the Reward, Richard and Mary,
Dauntless, and the May.
•Waimea river new discharges, showing the
effects on Nelson Harbour. 1886
•Franzen’s Wharf 1870
•The original Customhouse Hotel seen from the Government Wharf. This
wharf was built by Akersten and Turner during 1859-60 and leased by
the builders provided they laid rails on it. The wharf soon rotted
because of the black birch piles, and by 1874 was beyond repair. 1859
•First Breast work Wharf with gas lamp. Looking south
towards Albion Wharf ( see horse cart). Also Burford’s
Wharf prior to its demolition. 1908
•Nelson Wharves 1928
•Wakefield Quay area. View from the top of the
smoke stack of the Power house. 1925
•Steamer heading for old Entrance. Note
beacons on right. 1903
• Nelson Wharves and old bond store belonging
to Sclander’s & Co. 1880
•Nelson Wharves. The Albion Wharf in the
foreground and the Government Wharf in the
background. 1890’s
•SS Maori, leaving Nelson with passengers.
1880
•Looking south from Albion Wharf. The original Anchor Foundry (centre) was erected
in 1873 and replaced in 1907. In front of the Foundry is the Boat Slip; and beyond is
Burford’s Wharf demolished in 1908. At the foot of Poynter’s Cresent are the cottages
occupied by the crew of the pilot boat. The Albion Wharf was built in 1857. The pile
beacon (extreme right), was replaced by a barrel buoy in 1880’s.
•Historic photo of Nelson Harbour Board 1887, Franzen’s
Sail Makers and Ships Chandlers in the middle distance.
Skiffs and row boats ready for a boating regatta on the
water.
•Haven Road 1900
• Wakefield Quay view showing the old pilot station
and boat house and also includes the dredge John
Graham working on dredging the new cut. 1904
• SS Corinna ashore off Wakefield Quay, near
foot of Richardson Street. Arrow rock at left.
1900
• A corner of Nelson Haven post 1904. The railway track
beside Haven Road ran to the wharves at the port. Gravel
and stone from the Boulder Bank was used in its
foundations. 1910
• The Barque Lutterworth entering the Old
Entrance to Nelson Harbour. 1904
•Light House and surrounding houses. 1800’s
The Light House was occupied by the Light
House Keepers and their families. 1910
• The 49ft ketch transit seen form Haulashore Island
arriving through the Old Entrance. Vessel built at Marahau
in 1885 by J.J Ricketts. The Moncrieff homestead is seen on
the cliffs at left. 1885
The Arahura owned by the Union Company.
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Entering the Haven via the Old Entrance. 1910

•Blowing up rocks at the old Entrance between
Fifeshire Rock and Haulashore Island in 1892.
• The city’s horse cabs or ‘meat-safes’ as they were
popularly known, line up for the Steamer Penquin in 1881.
This ship was wrecked in Cook Strait in 1909 with the loss of
75 lives. 1881
•A regatta probably in the late 1800’s.
•The Barque May Queen being towed out of
the harbour in 1883-86. 1883
•Smallest of the Anchor Lines vessels, The Lily- a twin screw steamer
of 29 tonnes. In the background, the Harbour Boards 7 tonne steam
crane, the Albion Wharf, the first Anchor Foundry with the stern of
the KOI ( assembled on Wakefield Quay) just visible. 1906
•SS Rakaia. Tied up at the Railway Wharf. 1909
•SS Rakaia leaving through The Cut. 1909
•SS Corinna ashore off Wakefield Quay, near
foot of Richardson Street. Arrow Rock at left.
Early 1900’s.
•Barque Lutterworth stranded on Old
Entrance. 19 Jan 1904. Note rocks at low tide.
Haulashore Island in background. 1904
• Blind Bay ‘Hookers’ clustered around Franzen’s Wharf,
Haven Road. The ketch with sails rigged is the Comet
(48ft) built in 1883 at Torrent Bay by J.J Ricketts. 1910
• The Wharves. Early 1910 ( Albion Wharf-
foreground- then being used by Anchor
Company for coaling purposes).
• The SS Rakaia negotiating the New Entrance
1909
• The SS Rakaia negotiating the New Entrance
• The auxiliary ketch Pearl Kasper, ( 77 ft) under full sail in 1920.
Outside the Cut are an overseas freighter, and the Arahura, ( then
on West Coast, Nelson , Wellington trade for Union Company).
Alongside in foreground are; Alexander, Nikau and Hina. 1920
• A World War 1 memory. The union Company’s ‘Tofua’ in
her anti-submarine camouflage. In foreground, Kaitoa
pilot launch No.2 and Wairoa. 1915
• Main Wharf prior to 1910. Steamer at right is Arahura, then owned by
Union Company. Large building (centre), is Sclanders’ Bond Store.
Sheerlegs visible beyond left edge of that building. Hexagonal building
further left is the Pilot Station. New Customhouse Hotel at right. 1909
•The Wharves in early 1910, ( Albion Wharf in
the Foreground, then being used by Anchor
Company for coaling purposes).
•The Wharves. Note sandbanks immediately to north
and shape of first Breastwork Wharf. ( First Harbour
Board Office not yet commenced). 1904
•Typical of the early 1900’s. A wharf scene of
horses and carts, the Nelson Railway, and
business men in straw hats.
•The Arahura steamer owned by the Union
Company. 1910
•The Main Wharf, ( Northern end), about 1910. In the foreground
is the Post Office. On the extreme left is the Union Steam Ship
Company’s office, and in the centre is the site of the Anchor
Company’s Office. On the right is the Customhouse Hotel.
•The launching of the Koi. Vessel was assembled by the
Anchor Foundry on Wakefield Quay and launched
sideways. Original foundry building at rear. 1906
•The Coastal Fleet, Nelson before 1910, showing
Kaitooa, and Koi, Maid of Italy, Argus and the
Gannet
•Mayor addressing departing troops for the
First World War. 1915
•Some of the Anchor Fleet about 1909. From
left: Regulus, Waverley, Alexander and Koi. At
right: Hina, ( formerly Lady Barkly), and Wairoa.
•Nelson Harbour Board building and staff
1930/s
•Main Wharf Area 1925
•Motor vessel Taranaki at Nelson alongside
double funnelled interisland ferry steamer
Matangi. 1930’s
•The wharves in the 1930’s. The number 4 shed had been
built; and the Port Police Station had been established next
to the Anchor Company’s Benzine store ( right foreground).
The shipping in port includes the overseas freighter
Taranaki, astern of her is the passenger ferry Arahura, and
the twin funnelled Matangi occupies the inside berth.
•Haven Road after widening and re-forming;
but before Vickerman Street was formed. 1964
•Wakefield Quay, view from top of
Smokehouse stack of Power House. 1910
6. Slipways
•Launching of the Koi at Wakefield Quay. 1906.
You can still see the concrete runners that
remain on the sea bed at this location today.
• The old slipways of Curnow and Wilton (left), and Nalder
and Biddle (centre), and the Board’s launch slipway (right),
now part of Brunt Quay’s roll –on roll-off complex. 1960
•Waimarie on the 80 tonne slipway. 1970
•80 tonne Slipway- ‘The cross traverse well’
which allows boats to be pulled off the main
rail onto different sites. 1970
•The DSIR research vessel Tangaroa coming up the Calwell
Slipway for her annual survey. Named after the NHB
Engineer who designed it, Dan Calwell. Originally designed
at 1600 tonne upgraded to 2500 tonne in about 2006
•Slipway facility showing section to be
positioned underwater
•Slipway facility showing rails at the top
section 1970
•Calwell Slipway- Milford Haven and the
Sophia. 1972
7. Ships of Interest
•The small coastal tanker Paua operated by
Shell Company. 1950’s
• MV Port Nelson at Port Nelson for the first
time in January 1954 and loaded fruit. She was
150mtrs long.
•The SS Ngaio last of the Anchor Shipping
Company’s Nelson – Wellington
•Served from May 1950 – April 1953
•The Caltex tanker coming into Port Nelson 1955
•Note the ship is turned by running a line to the
wharf and then swinging around on it
•Union Rotoiti loading at Brunt Quay general
cargo. 1988
•The Blue Marlin entering is the largest vessel
to enter Port Nelson at 63m beam and 225m
long. 2008
•The Ensco 56 oil rig arriving into the harbour.
2008
•The Transfuture 5 , one of the largest car
carriers weighing 60,000 Tonne. It is one of the
heaviest vessels to come to Nelson. 2010
8. Notable Events
•Diamond Jubilee Regatta. 1902
•A plane had to make an emergency landing on
the reclamation early 1950’s
•A big Northerly storm in April 1957 washed
over roads and caused a lot of damage. Tide
height measured 4.8 metres
•The Queens arrival to Port Nelson 1963
•The Queens arrival to Port Nelson 1963
•The Queens arrival to Port Nelson. 1963
•Sir Bernard Fergusson as Governor- General,
unveiling the plaque commemorating the
opening of the administration building. 1953
•Maitai Recreational Area opening day. Events
and entertainment. 1987
•More entertainment on the Maitai
Recreational Area open day.
•More fun and games at the opening!
•Fun in the marina
•...And off they go !
•W. H Orbell ramming the Spending Steps at
the tug berths. 1980
•Ceramco NZ Winner of the Sydney to Hobart
Yacht Race, visiting Nelson. 1991
 • The Malcolm and the Titan crane.1981after
the Malcolm crane toppled over while trying to
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lift the leaders onto the barge
• The Malcolm and the Titan crane.1981
•The Decommissioning of the light house.
August 1982
•The Decommissioning of the light house.
August 1982
•First time loading. in one year, the One
Millionth tonne of cargo. 1984
•Lion New Zealand yacht visiting Port Nelson.
1985
•The Tasi Tasi was leaving Tarakohe when its cargo of
bagged cement shifted in a storm causing the ship to take
on a heavy list. The ship was escorted to Nelson where it
their cargo was restacked. 1986
•Police Launch ‘Lady Elizabeth’ showing her ability to
turn 360deg self righting . It was built by Malcolm
Dickson, Boat Builders of Nelson, end of 1989.
9. Reclamation aerial photos

Reclamation Aerial photo’s from 1943

onwards.
•Photo taken from the Centre of New Zealand
looking back towards Port Nelson. 1940’s
•Aerial photo of Main Wharf area in the 1970’s
•Shows the aerial photo of Port Nelson. 1967
•Shows the aerial photo of Port Nelson. 1963
•View of the completion of the Frog Pond infill
on the Main Wharf. 1983
•Aerial photo of Port Nelson and Layup berth
at Calwell Slipway. 1984
•Aerial photo of Port Nelson and old disused
power station. 1984
•Aerial photo of Port Nelson. 1984
•Aerial photo of Port Nelson. 1984
•Aerial photo of Port Nelson. Kingsford Quay.
1985
•Aerial photo of Port Nelson. McGlashen Quay
‘s ‘Pig Pen,’ and chip area’s. 1985
•Aerial photo of Port Nelson showing Slipway
and Main Wharf area. 1985
•Aerial photo of Port Nelson showing Slipway
and Main Wharf area. 1985
•Aerial photo of Port Nelson and Reclamation.
1987
•Aerial photo of Port Nelson and Maitai
Recreational Area. 1987
•Aerial photo of Port Nelson and Maitai
Reclamation area. 1987
•View of Port Nelson. 1993
•Aerial photo of Port Nelson , reclamation and
town. 1987
•Aerial photo of Haulashore Island, The Cut,
Boulder Bank and Port Nelson. 2002
•Aerial photo of Port Nelson. 2002
10. Cargo

The following photos show generally the

type of cargo put over our wharves over the
last 150 years
•The first shipment of sawn timber to Australia
by the MV Basra, seen at Main Wharf. June
1953
•Wharf congestion when growers had to take
their fruit to the port for shipment. 1920’s
• Fruit from wharf sheds loaded onto trailers for
movement to ship’s side. 1950’s
•Palletised fruit in No. 4 Wharf shed. Man
handled block stack seen at left. 1951 season.
•Fruit block-stacked on the wharf, all manually, while awaiting
shipment. Note: the pyramid- shaped gantry’s on far right
were necessary to assist the dredge Kaione to discharge
material for reclaiming the original Shell Site. 1920’s
•Main Wharf- loading apples in timber boxes
1940’s
•The Condesa loading , 1951 season
•The 500,000th case of apples being shipped
directly overseas from Port Nelson. 1957
 •Capt. V Hunt of Port Wyndham receiving
the millionth carton of fruit shipped from
Nelson for the first time in one season. 1962
•Loading apples in cartons onto the Tunisian
Reefer at McGlashen Quay. 1991
•Loading apples onto the Tunisian Reefer at
McGlashen Quay. 1991
•Loading apples onto the Tunisian Reefer using
the double cage for the first time.1991
•Loading apples in cartons into the hold on the
Tunisian Reefer . 1991
•Loading apples into the hold on the Tunisian
Reefer. 1991
•Top-lifting forklift with 40ft reefer container
loaded with apples shifting it to wharf side
ready for shipment. 2005
•The Liebherr crane lifting 40ft reefer container
of apples onto ship.2005
•Maersk Batur full of 40ft containers some of
which are apples ready to depart for distant
shores. 2010
10.3 MDF
•First shipment of MDF through the Port of
Nelson from the MDF plant in Richmond. July
1986
•Nedlloyd Marseilles loading MDF with
Croustin gear. March 1990
10.4 Logs
•The first shipment of logs to Japan by the Kowa
Maru. June 1959. The mobile crane was purchased by
the Board in 1935 and is still in service.
•Log loading. 1960
•Log loading at Main Wharf. 1960
•Log loading onto Amik at Kingsford Quay.
1991
•Logs in ships hold. 1991
•Log ship leaving port . 9.7 metre draft . 1983
10.5 Meat
•The steel framed boxes developed by the Nelson Freezing
Company for meat transported to the port by road. By the
attachment of lugs to the top corners of these boxes, lifting
directly into the ship’s hold avoided slinging on the wharf. 1967
•Loading meat from McGlashen Quay. 1983
10.6 Loading wool from Main
Wharf 1940’s
• The Nelson – Wellington passenger ferry
Matangi, loading wool brought to the port by
rail. Probably early 1940’s
• Unloading urea from the ship with grabs into hoppers
alongside the vessel. The Port handles many different
types of fertiliser and granular products with the use of
these hoppers. 1988
10.7 Chip Loading

Wood chips were stock piled in Nelson in

1969 with the facility ending in 1995. The
following photo’s show how the operation
was undertaken during this period.
•The first shipment of wood chips were taken
by the Hijiri Maru. Nov. 1969
•Note the chip loading gantry.
•Chip liner trucks delivering the chips and
tipping the chips into the pit. 1985
•Aerial photo showing the two piles of chips.
One is pine and the other beech.
•Aerial photo showing the chip boat being loaded.
•Note: the Gantry must run up and down the wharf in order
for the nozzle to go into different holds of the ship. The
ships were generally about 200 mtrs long.
•The dozers pushing the chips into the pit
where they are sucked up and blown on to the
ship. 1989
•A chip boat the Valentina berthing.
•Note the chip nozzle must line up to go into a
specific hold to start the chip loading.
•Chip loading facilities at Port Nelson. 1985
•The chips being blown into the ships hold with
the power of 2 huge electric motors. The chips
come out at 100 miles and hour.
11. Wharves
• Stage one of McGlashen Quay under
construction. Preparing reinforcing steel and
boxing for insitu concrete pour. 1960
•McGlashen Quay under construction . Note,
the timber used is Australian hardwood with
turpentine piles. 1960
•McGlashen Quay under construction . Mr. W.H Parr
(Manager), Mr. McGlashen (Chairman), Mr. Dan Calwell
( Engineer). Note: The timber used is Australian hardwood
turpentine. 1960
•The Chief of Navel Staff, Rear Admiral P. Phipps, DSC ,
VRD, [late Sir Peter] presenting to Mr and Mrs M.H.
McGlashen the plaque of HMNZS Kaniere, the first vessel
to berth at McGlashen Quay on 21 November 1960
•Stage 2 of McGlashen Quay under
construction. 1964
•An aerial photo of Stage 2. McGlashen Quay
under construction. 1964
•Sea Products Wharf under construction. 1965
•Kingsford Quay under construction , July
1969. Suction dredge Karitea is working close
alongside.
•The official opening of Kingsford Quay , 19 March 1970.
From left, the Minister of Marine Allan Cready, the
Chairman of the Board, Mrs Kingsford and Mr A. R
Kingsford.
•Main Wharf North inner end. Part of Nelson’s fishing
fleet at rest in what they call the ‘Frog Pond’, behind the
northern end of the old Main Wharf. 1974
•The forming of the reclamation behind where
the Brunt Quay wharf will be constructed. 1974
•Brunt Quay completion in 1975
•Construction of Sealord’s Wharf in 1980
•Talley’s Wharf under construction. 1983
•Talley’s Wharf under construction. 1983
•Commercial Fishermans Wharf floating
berths. 1986
12. Building & Construction
•The transit shed at the north end of
McGlashen Quay . 1964
•The transit shed at the north end of
McGlashen Quay . 1964
•Wakefield Quay and Port area. 1800’s
•Light House and surrounding houses. 1800’s
•Photo shows the Customhouse Hotel and The
Anchor Foundary, Port Nelson Workshop, and
Wharfingers Office. 1970
•Sir Bernard Fergusson opened the Port Nelson
Administration Building in 1963. The building
was then demolished in 1994
•This photo was taken in the early 1980’s and shows
an extension to the original building which included
a boardroom, managers office and watchtower.
•This shows the cement silo being fabricated .
1982
•Port Nelson Administration building . 1995
•Weighbridge and Kiosk under construction in
Wildman Avenue. 1994
13. Statistical Information
•Plan shows axle loading and uniform loading
of the wharf decks. 2010
•Port Nelson Tide and Datum Levels; spring
ranges and other tidal information. 2010
•Port Nelson roading system showing the
cargo operational system. 2010
•North Cardinal Beacon. Approx. 3 ½ km’s out in Tasman Bay, north of
the Entrance. Beacon houses 9 nautical mile light, & radar deflector,
wind speed instrumentation, and direction. It collects wave and tidal
information which is sent back to the port via telemetry. 2006
•Long-shore Drift. The action of the waves sweeping in on
an angle to the coast moved the boulders along and in
doing so formed the Boulder Bank over thousands of years.
The Boulder Bank is 14.5 km’s long. 2009
•Plan showing maintained depths of harbour
channels and berth pockets. 2010
•Port Nelson dredged area showing how far out into Tasman Bay we
need to dredge the channel in order to maintain the 8.1 outside, and
the 7.6 depth below zero inside. It also shows the dumping ground
( spoil ground), where all the dredged material is dumped. 2010