Invitation to Steam Ferry Toroa AGM 2026 To supporters of the steam ferry Toroa, and to all with an interest in maritime heritage: All are cordially invited to attend the Toroa Preservation Society AGM 2026 Sunday 15th November 2026 at 2 pm At the Toroa restoration site office 2 Selwood …
STEAM FERRY TOROA AT THE AUCKLAND WOODEN BOAT FESTIVAL Friday 13th March to Sunday 15th March at the Viaduct Events Centre The Toroa Preservation Society is taking part in this most excellent celebration of Aotearoa New Zealand’s age-old wooden boat building traditions, and of wooden boats themselves. Our centre-piece is …
THE STORY OF STEAM FERRY EXCURSIONS BEFORE PEOPLE HAD CARSTHE CENTENARY OF THE LAST STEAM FERRY TOROA AHF 2025 Toroa Tours booked out If you would like to attend a later restoration tour, or would like to arrange a tour for your group or Society, contact us via Toroa restoration …
The steam ferry Toroa turns 100 this year, and we are putting out an urgent call to action for donors, sponsors and volunteers to get behind the completion of the restoration and the return of the historic ferry to operation on the Waitematā. Rescued from the chainsaws and burial in …
NOTICE OF AGM Toroa Preservation Society Inc. Sunday 16th February 2025 at 2 pm for the year 2023-2024 at the Toroa restoration site, 2 Selwood Rd, Henderson 1026 All are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting of the Toroa Preservation Society and to look over the restoration Toroa’s eventful …
Here is a grand opportunity to contribute to the restoration of Auckland’s last steam ferry by bidding on Trade Me for this limited edition print of the 1983 painting by Gary Schofield MNZM, framed in wood from the ferry itself. Go to www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketplace/antiques-collectables/art-deco-retro/art and search for Toroa Steam Ferry. The …
The Toroa Preservation Society Newsletter, Summer 2021-22 Welcome to Toroa Tales No.46. Yet again, again, progress has been disrupted somewhat by Covid19 and resultant lockdowns – more than a third of the time since the last Toroa Tales has been under Level 3 or 4. Under Auckland lockdown conditions, no …
A note of acknowledgement to all who attended the Toroa Preservation Society’s events in the 2019 Auckland Heritage Festival, and our warm thanks for the support and appreciation expressed by so many participants. And thank you too for the donations towards the restoration of Auckland’s last steam ferry Toroa. If …
