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Date6 March 2025DescriptionThe Kaiapoi River has long had an important role in the area. For local Māori it has been a rich source of mahika kai, with tuna/eels and kākahi/fresh water mussels as well as water fowl sustaining whānau. A project that is a collaboration between the Waimakariri District Council and Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tūāhuriri, is working on an area on the banks of the Kaiapoi River to recognise its importance to local iwi and hapū as a mahika kai resource and its part in the story of local whānau.

European shipping in the Kaiapoi River began with "George Day of Sumner running a monthly service between Heathcote and Kaiapoi in 1852. Two wool stores were opened the following year, necessitating the building of the first wharf in 1854." (Extract from "The Kaiapoi River Port story" by the Kaiapoi Maritime Heritage Trust).
This Collection showcases the ships that form part of the story of life on the Kaiapoi River and the Port of Kaiapoi.
The Kaiapoi M.V. TUHOE Rivertown Trust was established in 2004, to ensure that the M.V. TUHOE remained in the town. During the season from October until June the following year the ship regularly sailed the Kaiapoi and Waimakariri rivers. The ship was operated by a valued team of volunteers who willingly give their time to ensure that whoever sailed on it had a most enjoyable experience. When it departed from the Kaiapoi Wharf, you would cruise the lower Kaiapoi and Waimakariri Rivers for a relaxing and peaceful hour. Along the journey there were sights of lots of river activities including fishermen, trampers on the walkway, bird life and stunning landscape scenes from the mountains of the Southern Alps to Banks Peninsula and also Pegasus Bay.
On 27 September 2015, while returning to Lyttelton after repairs, the ship ran aground at the Waimakariri bar. The damage suffered deemed the ship to be uneconomic to repair and it was subsequently deconstructed.
Renaming of the Trust.
The M.V. TUHOE Rivertown Trust was renamed the ‘Kaiapoi Maritime Heritage Trust’ at the Trust’s AGM meeting on 7 September 2016. This change was registered on 23 September 2016.
The Kaiapoi Maritime Heritage Trust was focused on promoting and protecting Kaiapoi’s maritime history.
This Trust has kindly shared the images of the ships and stories with Waimakariri Heritage.

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