Ss Ventnor
NZ Chinese community concerned over SS Ventnor's future
Members of the New Zealand Chinese community are upset at the lack of respect being shown towards their ancestors. The Ventnor sunk off the Hokianga coast in 1902 while carrying the exhumed bones of… Audio
Wreckage found of 1902 ship carrying 499 dead bodies.
A century-old mystery of the whereabouts of a ship that was carrying the bodies of almost 500 men from New Zealand to China has been solved. Audio
Shipwreck discovered
It's been 112 years since the SS Ventnor sank off the coast of New Zealand. And it's finally be found. The steamship was on its way from Wellington to Hong Kong when it sank off the west coat of… Audio
Appeasing 499 Hungry Ghosts: The Ventnor Documentary
On the 28 October 1902 the S.S. Ventnor struck a reef and sank off the coast of Hokianga. Along with coal destined for Hong Kong, it was carrying the exhumed bones of 499 Chinese miners who had died… Audio