In 1968 was on the Wahine when the ship was wrecked on Barretts Reef, Wellington Harbour. At the time he was a student at Otago University on the way to Tauranga. He was travelling with his future wife, Diane Parnell.
Mackenzie, Gregory, active 1968
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Policeman Ray Ruane holding a young survivor of the Wahine shipwreck
Date: 10 Apr 1968
From: Dominion Post (Newspaper): Photographic negatives and prints of the Evening Post and Dominion newspapers
Reference: EP/1968/1574/26a-F
Description: Policeman Ray Ruane holding a young survivor of the Wahine shipwreck in a blanket, 10 April 1968. Two people in lifejackets, and a policeman, stand alongside. The people in the life jackets are Gregory Mackenzie and Diane Parnell. Photograph taken by an unidentified Evening Post staff photographer. Source of descriptive information - Diane Parnell and Gregory Mackenzie identified by Diane Mackenzie (nee Parnell). Diane Parnell and Gregory Mackenzie were students at the University of Otago on their way to Tauranga for Easter (info Diane Mackenzie (nee Parnell)). Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) individual image on negative strip. Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate negative, 35mm