The story of the clipper ship Clontarf: In her short career the Clontarf made only two journeys to New Zealand between 1858-1860; introducing just under 800 emigrants to Canterbury. But before she slipped beneath the North Atlantic ocean she carried with her the unfortunate infamy of accumulating the worst human fatality from illness alone in a single voyage. Using shipboard diaries, official documentation, shipping lists and the combined information from the descendants of Clontarf passengers themselves, this is an informative and in-depth record of the ship and her journeys.

The companion book to the TV series A Moment Of Your Time. Southern New Zealand is blessed with an abundance of fascinating history: from a vibrant pre-European Maori culture to the complexities of European colonisation and then onward to the increasingly multicultural environment of today. A Moment of Your Time is a series of short documentaries that explores some of the key historic places and people that have helped shape our present. www.amomentofyourtime.co.nz