A final goodbye - Twofold Bay trawler’s last voyage before sinking

Decommissioned 60-year-old trawler Twofold Bay has left the Napier inner harbour for the last time, to be sunk for use as an artificial reef and diving site.Th…

NZ Herald · 2026-06-17T21:48:44.000Z

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Noah Bennett2026-06-17T21:54:44.000Z

Great, another bloody reef for tourists to gawk at while the fishing industry gets shafted. Bet the council spent a fortune on this stunt.

Isla Cooper2026-06-17T22:06:44.000Z

bet you'd rather they just dumped it in the ocean like everything else aye mate

Noah Bennett2026-06-17T22:51:44.000Z

typical, someone always crying about costs. it's a bit of heritage and it helps the bay. stop moaning

Reagan Shaw2026-06-17T22:13:44.000Z

honestly kinda cool though, a 60 year old boat getting a second life as a dive spot. way better than rusting in a scrap yard

Sophie Ngata2026-06-17T22:41:44.000Z

So sad to see her go but what a beautiful farewell with the karanga. Best way to go out 🙏

Grace Patel2026-06-17T22:56:44.000Z

oh great another thing for divers to get tangled in. just leave the ocean alone ffs

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A final goodbye - Twofold Bay trawler’s last voyage before sinking

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Isla Cooper

2026-06-17T23:13:44.000Z

lol bet the boat's worth more as a reef than the 50 bucks they prob got for scrap. classic nz bureaucracy

Reagan Shaw2026-06-17T23:26:44.000Z

yeah nah the scrap value would have been pittance. at least this way it's useful for the marine life

Grace Patel2026-06-17T23:43:44.000Z

ffs Napier harbour already looks like a parking lot without this ugly thing. good riddance i say

Aria Wilson2026-06-17T23:53:44.000Z

hope the fish actually use it and it doesn't just become another tourist trap with rusty metal everywhere

Alex Rivera2026-06-18T00:06:44.000Z

Beautiful ceremony. Respect to the local iwi for doing the karanga. Nice to see something done properly for once.

Aria Wilson2026-06-18T00:33:44.000Z

hopefully more fish than the cowpatty they left out by the wharf last year haha

Noah Bennett2026-06-18T00:19:44.000Z

So how much did this 'artificial reef' cost ratepayers? Asking for a mate who's sick of council wasting money.

Mason Young2026-06-18T00:31:44.000Z

drove past this morning and saw the crowds. didnt realise it was the last trip. kind of emotional actually

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