Mr Dan Ferney's well-known steamer, the Tauhara, lying alongside the rocks at Whakamoenga Point about five miles from Taupo. The Tauhara carried cargo between Taupo and Tokaanu before the regular Passenger and cargo service established by Messrs. Marshall Ryan and Company, with the S.S. Tongariro, about 1900 or 1901. The S.S. Tauhara, like the Tongariro, was a wood-burner. Her boiler was a vertical one intended for a stationary engine, and until about 1920 was a familiar sight near the Wharf, Taupo. About that time it was "dumped" into the river from the wharf. The Tauhara's engine was not a powerful one and when winds were adverse she had to wait until they moderated before setting out on her voyages. Picture from a photograph lent by Mr J. W. Birnie, Spa Hotel. The photographer's name is not known.

Taupo Times, Volume II, Issue 96, 20 November 1953, Page 1

Mr Dan Ferney's well-known steamer, the Tauhara, lying alongside the rocks at Whakamoenga Point about five miles from Taupo. The Tauhara carried cargo between Taupo and Tokaanu before the regular Passenger and cargo service established by Messrs. Marshall Ryan and Company, with the S.S. Tongariro, about 1900 or 1901. The S.S. Tauhara, like the Tongariro, was a wood-burner. Her boiler was a vertical one intended for a stationary engine, and until about 1920 was a familiar sight near the Wharf, Taupo. About that time it was "dumped" into the river from the wharf. The Tauhara's engine was not a powerful one and when winds were adverse she had to wait until they moderated before setting out on her voyages. Picture from a photograph lent by Mr J. W. Birnie, Spa Hotel. The photographer's name is not known.