Haere Mai
Welcome to the Land of Open Spaces, Open Hearts,Open Minds.
Welcome to New Zealand's Kiwi Paradise. Introducing Tourism New Zealand.
NEW ZEALAND'S: Tourism Website Kiwi Paradise "Explore New Zealand" features a permission based image and footage
library to help show our global markets the unique value of New Zealand, our people, culture and character.
Through Kiwi Paradise we take the New Zealand story to tourists, and travellers for the world to enjoy.
New Zealand's Tourism Website Kiwi Paradise markets New Zealand to the world as a tourist destination.
We welcome and introduce New Zealand to our tourists, as we help them find accommodation, restaurants, cafes, theaters,
galleries, museums, bus tours, car rental companies, Interislander Ferries, train services, public transport, and any other
information related to New Zealand tourism.
Our aim is to introduce New Zealand to international tourists and local New Zealanders as they journey to their destination
and explore New Zealand.
Echo Historical and Now
Below is about one of New Zealand's Historical wooden ships The Echo. The scow, built from kauri in 1905, is set to be demolished if its new owner, Port Marlborough,
is granted resource consent. The port company bought the Echo and has since removed the two masts, acting on an engineer’s report which found they were a safety risk.
Ron Perano, of Blenheim, who worked on the historic scow, the Echo, first set sail on the flat-bottomed scow in 1953 when it carried cargo between Wellington and Blenheim. He was the watchkeeper in the engine room for the next four years. The crew of 10 managed 1 round trips a week, delivering everything from cars to fruit.
It would take the 32-metre vessel 12 hours to negotiate its way along the narrow Opawa River from Blenheim, across Cook Strait to Wellington.
Sadly the historical Echo an iconic New Zealand built scow once a tourist attraction, fell in disrepair, awaits, demolition.
Perano would have loved to see the ship preserved, but believed the maintenance cost would be too high.
Welcome to the Land of Open Spaces, Open Hearts,Open Minds.
Welcome to New Zealand's Kiwi Paradise. Introducing Tourism New Zealand.
NEW ZEALAND'S: Tourism Website Kiwi Paradise "Explore New Zealand" features a permission based image and footage
library to help show our global markets the unique value of New Zealand, our people, culture and character.
Through Kiwi Paradise we take the New Zealand story to tourists, and travellers for the world to enjoy.
New Zealand's Tourism Website Kiwi Paradise markets New Zealand to the world as a tourist destination.
We welcome and introduce New Zealand to our tourists, as we help them find accommodation, restaurants, cafes, theaters,
galleries, museums, bus tours, car rental companies, Interislander Ferries, train services, public transport, and any other
information related to New Zealand tourism.
Our aim is to introduce New Zealand to international tourists and local New Zealanders as they journey to their destination
and explore New Zealand.
Echo Historical and Now
Below is about one of New Zealand's Historical wooden ships The Echo. The scow, built from kauri in 1905, is set to be demolished if its new owner, Port Marlborough,
is granted resource consent. The port company bought the Echo and has since removed the two masts, acting on an engineer’s report which found they were a safety risk.
Ron Perano, of Blenheim, who worked on the historic scow, the Echo, first set sail on the flat-bottomed scow in 1953 when it carried cargo between Wellington and Blenheim. He was the watchkeeper in the engine room for the next four years. The crew of 10 managed 1 round trips a week, delivering everything from cars to fruit.
It would take the 32-metre vessel 12 hours to negotiate its way along the narrow Opawa River from Blenheim, across Cook Strait to Wellington.
Sadly the historical Echo an iconic New Zealand built scow once a tourist attraction, fell in disrepair, awaits, demolition.
Perano would have loved to see the ship preserved, but believed the maintenance cost would be too high.