NZ SHIP & MARINE SOCIETY HAWKES BAY BRANCH OLD CUSTOMHOUSE MARINE LIBRARY

NEW ZEALAND SHIP AND MARINE SOCIETY

HAWKES BAY BRANCH

The HAWKES BAY BRANCH of the NZ Ship & Marine Society was formed in Napier in 1969, and has flourished ever since.



Meetings are held in the Old Customhouse, Ahuriri, Napier (shown above) usually on the fourth Monday of every month.
The entertainment section of the meetings features videos, slides, speakers (when available) etc., all maritime orientated.


'Leading Lights' sample page

The Branch has produced a monthly illustrated newsletter, "Leading Lights", since June 1981. It features marine articles, profiles of first-time port arrivals, historic port statistics, etc.

To request a sample copy of a newsletter, click here.

The newsletter is available to anyone on postal subscription, details below.


The Branch has an extensive library of maritime books, shipping records and videos which are available for members research or to borrow. There is also free exchange of members own resources.


The membership and newsletter subscription year runs from May 1st to April 30th the following year.

These types of memberships are available:

	(1)  Full Branch membership, including meetings and colour "Leading Lights" posted.
	(2)  Full Branch membership with "Leading Lights" send via e-mail attachment.
	(3) "Leading Lights" electronic subscription - full-colour, sent via e-mail 
	(4) "Leading Lights" posted subscription - monochrome copy NZ and International Postal.
(If you join during the membership year, you will receive all the back copies of the "Leading Lights" newsletter for the year.)

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Visit the Old Customhouse description page by clicking here,

or visit these other related websites:

NZ SHIP & MARINE SOCIETY / SHIP PHOTOS WEBSITE / PORT OF NAPIER WEBSITE