New Zealand - Auckland harbour - Aorangi Ship - 1920’s - Family Snap Shot - Original Photo #604635 The Aorangi - A passenger vessel built by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan for the Union Steamship Company of New Zealand and launched in 1924. - Launched in 1924 for the Vancouver - Australia passenger route. - Fitted out as a troopship in 1941 and chartered until 1948 - Broken up in 1953 Waitematā Harbour - The main access by sea to Auckland - Often referred to as Auckland Harbour - The harbour forms the northern and eastern coasts of the Auckland isthmus - Crossed by the Auckland Harbour Bridge - Matched on the southern side of the city by the shallower waters of the Manukau Harbour - The oldest Māori name of the harbour was Te Whanga-nui o Toi (The Big Bay of Toi), named after Toi, an early Māori explorer. Reference: Wikipedia