Template:Auckland ferries/Explore

Name Image Shipyard Launched Capacity Length Class/type Notes
Tuhi Rapa Australia Aluminium Marine, Brisbane[1] 2022[2]
2 year ago
300[3]
30 bikes
29m[3] IC22043[4] Used on tourist routes such as Tiritiri Matangi and Motutapu[5]
Island Explorer Australia Aluminium Marine, Brisbane[6] 2018[7]
6 years ago
170[8]
40 bikes
21m[6] IC17050[8] Relocated from the Whitsunday Islands[9]
Discovery IV (D4) New Zealand Q-West, Whanganui[10] 1998[10]
26 years ago
80[10] 17.1m[10] Relocated from the Bay of Islands[9]
  1. ^ "Tuhi Rapa.jpg". commons.wikimedia.org. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  2. ^ "Facebook: Explore - Auckland". Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Tuhi-rapa: New tourist catamaran arrives in Auckland with precious cargo". nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  4. ^ "29m Catamaran Passenger Ferry". incatcrowther.com. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Tiritiri Matangi Island Ferry Service". exploregroup.co.nz. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  6. ^ a b "ISLAND EXPLORER 21 Metre Ferry". aluminiummarine.com.au. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Get up and go! Our newest vessel Island Explorer". Instagram. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  8. ^ a b "21m Catamaran Passenger Ferry". incatcrowther.com. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  9. ^ a b Williams, Caroline (15 September 2023). "Cancelled Auckland ferry services saved, new operator on board". Stuff. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  10. ^ a b c d "Discovery IV / 18m Passenger Catamaran" (PDF). q-west.com. Retrieved 15 September 2023.