Perano Whaling Station
Perano Whaling Station
Category: Other
| Title | Perano Whaling Station |
|---|---|
| Author | Gavin McLean |
| Year | 2013 |
| Publication | NZ History |
| Publisher | Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage |
| Language | English |
| Geographic reference | Cook Strait, Arapawa Island |
| Time reference | 1911-1964 |
| Online resource | Yes |
| Topic | Italian fishermen, Italian whalers, Perano family, liguri in Nuova Zelanda, Ligurian immigrants, whaling, |
From the website of NZ History photos and information about the
Perano family and the the Perano Whaling Station,
In 1911 the Perano family, Genoese-New Zealand fishermen who drifted into whaling just after the turn of the century, started killing humpbacks. In their peak years they built high-speed whale chasers, a big steam chaser Orca and a spotter aircraft. The last whale killed in New Zealand waters was four days before Christmas 1964.
You can still see an impressive wharf and the skeletal remains of the processing complex, complete with the slipway once used to haul up the whales for processing. The Department of Conservation completed restoration work in 2010.
Read the full article: Perano Whaling Station, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/perano-whaling-station, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 20-Aug-2025
More about the Perano family:
The Perano whalers of Cook Strait, 1911-1964
Memories of the Perano Family
Getting the family back together ... all 1000 of them
Perano, Joseph August- Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
The Perano Whalers
Marlborough Sounds Whaling
Eyewitness: Whale Tales
