TE TUI
Todays woody an ex Auckland Harbour Board (AHB) work boat named TeTui. There is some issue arounf the above photo of her in Tryphena, Gt Barrier Island – as the ‘owner’ of the photo – Maurie Ogden, believes it was taken c.1978/79 but the photo has a dated tag of 2015 – so firstly can we confirm the date? Maurie recalls TeTui was engaged by the AHB in the 1960’s to service the harbour bouys and beacons.
Gordon Land has commented that Ken Morris positively identified her as a AHB boat belonging to his neighbour Dr Fergus. When he died his son John took it to Tauranga, repaired and sold it. She is / was about 26′ LOA and had a 4 cylinder Ford diesel.
Can any of the Work Boat Group help confirm the above and fill in some of the blanks + update us on what became of her.
INPUT ex NIGEL DRAKE A of photo below of Te Tui on her mooring in Pilot Bay in Nov 2018.
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I was Skipper of the “TE TUI” from 1967 till about 1972. when I moved up to the “FERRO” during this time her petrol motor was replaced with a diesel due to the old Steam tug “WILLIAM C DALDY” running over the top of me on a dark and stormy night off Queens Wharf.
She was kept at West haven at night and weekends in case she was wanted in the West haven area at night or weekends.
Mr furgus completely rebuilt her on his farm in Tryphina, Great Barrier. I lived on the Island at this time.
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I was Skipper of the “TE TUI” from 1967 till about 1972. when I moved up to the “FERRO” during this time her petrol motor was replaced with a diesel due to the old Steam tug “WILLIAM C DALDY” running over the top of me on a dark and stormy night off Queens Wharf.
She was kept at West haven at night and weekends in case she was wanted in the West haven area at night or weekends.
Mr furgus
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I was Skipper of the Te T
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The last time I looked Te Tui was safely on her mooring in Pilot Bay Mount Maunganui.
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Back in the 1950’s Te Tui was usually stationed at Westhaven.
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Her name is TE TUI Not TE TOI, & recall her doing work around the Okahu Bay area in what would probably have been the 1950s/60s era — KEN R
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Good morning,
I’m Maurie Ogden thanks for posting the photo of te tūī I had the photo on a slide and transferred it to the computer which explains the date.
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Looks like it is a photo of a photo – you can see the curl in the bottom corner.
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