The Interislander ferries are celebrating sixty years of service.
On 13 August 1962, the first passengers boarded Aramoana in Wellington to sail to Waitohi Picton on the purpose-built ferry. This was the first ferry to carry vehicles and rail wagons and the birth of Interislander.
Number of passengers carried in 60 years: around 43 million (est)
Crossings undertaken in 60 years: around 300,000 (est)
Distance travelled per year: 200,000 nautical miles or 380,000 kilometres – enough to sail from Wellington to London and back nearly seven times
