Ferry Hotel, Arapawaiti, Waikanae,1947. Erected in the 1840s by Tom Wilson, an early whaler, it was used as an inn for coastal travellers.

The Ferry Hotel was at Arapawaiti, on the south bank of Waikanae River near the Otaihanga Boating club and what is now the Waikanae Estuary. Erected in the 1840s by Tom Wilson, an early whaler, it was used as an inn for coastal travellers. (Kapiti District Libraries)