List of Auckland ferries

This is a list of ferries that operate in Auckland, New Zealand, as part of the city's public transport network. Ferries are primarily operated by Fullers360, SeaLink, Belaire, and Explore. ^{[1] [2]} Auckland Transport also owns several ferries ^[3] , but they have been leased back to Fullers360 until 2028. ^[4]

Auckland Transport

Main article: Auckland Transport

In 2022, Auckland Transport purchased four diesel ferries that were in dire need of repair from Fullers, ^{[5] [6]} and upgraded them to reduce their emissions. ^[6] There are plans to commission five new hybrid-electric ferries, ^[5] with the first two expected to arrive in 2025, plus two 100% electric ferries. ^[7]

Name	Image	Shipyard	Launched	Capacity	Length	Class/type	Notes
Waitematā 1 [8]	External Link	Q-West, Whanganui [9]	2026 planned [10]	300 28 bikes [10]	34.5m [9]	IC19214 [9]	Hybrid-electric
AT2 (temporary code name) [11]		McMullen & Wing, Auckland [12]	2025 planned [13]	191 [13] 24 bikes [13]	24m [14]	EVM200 [14]	Electric
Te Komiti [ citation needed ]		McMullen & Wing, Auckland [12]	2025 [15] 0 years ago	191 [13] 24 bikes [13]	24m [14]	EVM200 [14]	Electric
Starflyte		Wavemaster, Perth, Australia [16]	1999 [17] 26 years ago	299 [18] 15 bikes	32m [19]
Discovery V (D5)		South Pacific Shipbuilders, Brisbane, Australia [4]	1998 [4] 27 years ago	215 [18] 12 bikes	24m [19]
Wanderer		RDM, Tasmania, Australia	1996 [20] 29 years ago	196 [20] 8 bikes	25m [19]
Tiri Kat		Sabre Catamaran, Perth, Australia [21]	1993 [21] 32 years ago	252 [18] 20 bikes	22m [19]

Explore Group

Main article: Explore Group

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Name	Image	Shipyard	Launched	Capacity	Length	Class/type	Notes
Tuhi Rapa		Aluminium Marine, Brisbane [22]	2022 [23] 3 year ago	300 [24] 30 bikes	29m [24]	IC22043 [25]
Island Explorer		Aluminium Marine, Brisbane [26]	2018 [27] 7 years ago	170 [28] 40 bikes	21m [26]	IC17050 [28]	Relocated from the Whitsunday Islands [29]
Discovery IV (D4)		Q-West, Whanganui [30]	1998 [30] 27 years ago	80 [30]	17.1m [30]		Relocated from the Bay of Islands [29]
Ngārapa		Wooden Boat Workshop, Parnell [ citation needed ]	1996 [31] 29 years ago	55 [32]	15 [32]		Relocated from the Bay of Islands. [32] Previously called Discovery III. [note 1]

Fullers360

Main article: Fullers Group

Key:	Out of service	Sold or Scrapped

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Name	Image	Shipyard	Launched	Capacity	Length	Class/type	Notes
Future hybrid vessel		Q-West, Whanganui [33]	2025 planned [10]	300 28 bikes [10]	32m [9]	IC19214 [9]	Hybrid-electric
Kermadec [34]		Vessev, Auckland [35]	2024 [36] 1 years ago	8 [37] 0 bikes [37]	8.9m [35]	VS-9 [35]	Electric. Touted as “the world's first electric hydrofoil ferry” [36] . However, it will not be used for commuter ferry services [36]
Kororā		Q-West, Whanganui [38]	2017 [38] 8 years ago	420 [39] 20 bikes	34.9m [19]	IC15128 [40]
Tōrea		Q-West, Whanganui [41]	2017 [41] 8 years ago	420 [42] 20 bikes	34.9m [19]	IC15128 [40]
Te Maki		Challenge Marine, Nelson [43]	2017 8 years ago	174 [18] 10 bikes	23.9m [19]	IC15062 [44]
Discovery VII (D7)		Aluminium Marine, Brisbane [45]	2015 [46] 10 years ago	134 [18] [47] 6 bikes	19m [19]	IC14202 [46]
Discovery VI (D6)		Aluminium Marine, Brisbane [48]	2015 [48] 10 years ago	249 [19] 6 bikes	24.96m [19]	ICO13078 [49]
Te Kōtuku		Q-West, Whanganui [50]	2014 [50] 11 years ago	329 [18] [51] 20 bikes	34m [19]
Ika Kākahi		Aluminium Boats, Brisbane [52]	2011 [53] 14 years ago	400 [53] 20 bikes	37m [19]	EnviroCat [54]	Built as a crew-transfer vessel for Gladstone LNG, known as Capricornian Dancer before joining Fullers in 2019 [53]
Kekeno		Aluminium Boats, Brisbane [55]	2011 [53] 14 years ago	400 [53] 20 bikes	37m [19]	EnviroCat [54]	Built as a crew-transfer vessel for Gladstone LNG, known as Capricornian Surfer before joining Fullers in 2017 [53]
Takahē		Aluminium Marine, Brisbane [56]	2011 [20] 14 years ago	194 [20] 10 bikes	23.9m [19]	IC11022 [57]
Adventurer		RDM, Tasmania [58]	1996 29 years ago	246 [20] 12 bikes	29m [19]
Discovery III (D3)		Robertson Boats, Warkworth [59]	1996 [20] 29 years ago	150 [18] 6 bikes	18m [19]
Tiger Cat			1996 [20] 29 years ago	140 [18] 15 bikes	18m [19]
Harbour Cat			1995 [60] 30 years ago	108 [18] 15 bikes	20m [19]
Discovery II (D2)		Robertson Boats, Warkworth [59]	1995 [61] : 44  30 years ago	78 [18] 4 bikes	15m [19]
Osprey		homebuilt in Whangārei [62]	1994 [63] 31 years ago	152 [18] 10 bikes	19.5m [19]		Withdrawn from service in 2023 [29] . Not wheelchair accessible [64] .
Discovery I (D1)		Robertson Boats, Warkworth [59]	1993 [65] 32 years ago	151 [18]	20m [19]
Superflyte		Wavemaster, Perth	1996 [20] 29 years ago	650 [20] 30 bikes	41m [19]		Withdrawn from service in 2019 [66] , scrapped in 2023 [67]
Seaflyte		Wavemaster, Perth [68]	1994 [69] 31 years ago	208 [20] 20 bikes	21.48m [19]		Renamed Milford Explorer, now operates in Milford Sound [70]
Jet Raider		Wavemaster, Perth [71]	1990 35 years ago	400 [72]	37m [19]		Sold to Tonga in 2017 and renamed to MV Māui [73]
Kea		WECO, Whangārei	1988 [74] 37 years ago	450 [19] 30 bikes	27.06m [19]		Withdrawn from service in 2020 [75] , scrapped in 2023 [76] [77]
Quickcat		SBF Engineering, Perth [78]	1986 [61] : 44  39 years ago	650 [79] 30 bikes	33.38m [19]		Parked at Silo Marina [80] still in service but is only a backup vessel for Fullers360

Belaire Ferries

Belaire Ferries operates 16 daily services from Downtown Auckland to West Harbour, and 4 services to Rakino Island each week. ^[81]

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Name	Image	Shipyard	Launched	Capacity	Length	Notes
Centurion		Aluminium Marine, Brisbane	2000 [61] : 44  25 years old	150 [20]	20.8m [19]	Ex. Gold Coast Ferries [82]
Spirit		Aluminium Marine, Brisbane	1997 [83] 28 years old	88 [19]	16.8m [19]	Ex. Gold Coast Ferries [82]
Serenity		Bob Huntington Builders, NZ [84]	1998 [20] 27 years old	55 [20]	14.2m [19]	Ex. Salvation Army [85]
Clipper I		Q-West, Whanganui [86]	2002 [86] 23 years old	48 [19]	13.1m [86]	Ex. SeaLink Pine Harbour [86]
Splash Palace (sold in 2023)		Calibre Boats, Adelaide [87]	2004 [87] 21 years old	24 [88] 0 bikes	11.25m [88]
M.V. Belaire (sold in 2023)		Calibre Boats, Adelaide [87]	2005 [87] 20 years old	24 [88] 0 bikes	11.25m [88]

SeaLink

Main article: SeaLink New Zealand

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Name	Image	Shipyard	Launched	Capacity	Tonnage	Length
Sea Quest		Guangzhou Huahang Shipbuilding, Guangzhou, China [89] Jianglong Shipbuilding, Zhuhai, China [89]	2022 [90] 3 years ago	30 cars [90] 10 bikes [91] 299 passengers [90]	497 GT [90]	44.8m [89]
Seabridge		Heron Ship Repair, Whangārei, New Zealand [92]	2013 [92] 12 years ago	24 cars [93] 10 bikes [91] 250 passengers [94]	482 GT	46.22m [94]
Seacat		South Pacific Marine, Burpengary, Australia [95] Southern Hemisphere Shipyards, Brisbane, Australia [95]	2004 [95] 21 years ago	55 cars [95] 10 bikes [91] 400 passengers [96]	573 GT [97]	49.5m [96]
Seaway II		Australia [97]	1996 [97] 29 years ago	24 cars [93] 10 bikes [91] 300 passengers [98]	281 GT	37.85m [98]
Island Navigator		Australia [97]	1988 [97] 37 years ago	53 cars [99] 10 bikes [91] 195 passengers [100]	361 GT	37.95m [100]
Seamaster (relocated to Fiji in 2023 [101] [102] )		Whangārei, New Zealand [103]	1986 [97] [103] 39 years ago	25 cars [97] 10 bikes [91] 300 passengers [104]		41.38m [104]
Pine Harbour Passenger Ferries
Clipper V		Q-West, Whanganui, New Zealand	2015 [105] 10 years ago	98 [105]		17.7m [105]
Clipper IV		Q-West, Whanganui, New Zealand	2011 [106] 14 years ago	98 [106]		17.7m [106]
Clipper III		Q-West, Whanganui, New Zealand	2008 [107] 17 years ago	48 [107]		14.95m [107]
Clipper II		Q-West, Whanganui, New Zealand	2006 [108] 19 years ago	48 [108]		14.95m [108]

Island Direct

Island Direct operates 9 daily services from Downtown Auckland to Matiatia, Waiheke Island. ^[109] The service commenced in November 2023. ^[110]

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Name	Image	Shipyard	Launched	Capacity	Length	Notes
Te Waipiki		Q-West, Whanganui [111]	2019 [111] 6 years ago	73 [112]	19m [111]	Relocated from Whakaari / White Island [113] . Previously called Te Puia Whakaari [111] .

See also

• Public transport in Auckland
• Transport in Auckland

References

Notes

1. For a period of time, there were two ferries called Discovery III (D3), one owned by Explore and one owned by Fullers. Explore's vessel has since been renamed to Ngārapa.

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