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Weather second week July 2025 school holidays: where to boat safely around New Zealand
Enjoy calm mornings and light breezes early in the week—before a wet and windy finish by the weekend.
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Maritimo interior design: crafting luxury and personality at sea
Over the past few years, Maritimo Interior Design has become a defining feature of the brand’s identity. Maritimo has reimagined yacht interiors to re...
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Little Barrier Island no mooring detail
There are restrictions on some fishing activities within the controlled area that make contact with the seafloor (and can therefore spread exotic caul...
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K Boats: Making dreams come true
Marlborough Sounds maritime legend Grant Orchard has put his fleet of ‘K Boats’ into service supporting Oceans Seven swimmers.
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Waikawa Boating Club WineWorks Marlborough Wine Race
February 14 saw the 2025 running of the WineWorks Marlborough Wine Race, organised by Waikawa Boating Club and co-sponsored by Liquid Action and Inter...
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Public consultation opens on Chatham Rise Orange Roughy catch limits
Fisheries New Zealand seeks input on new proposals to reduce catch limits for the country's largest orange roughy fishery, while considering a potenti...
Tech Article
Battery charging and maintenance for an extended battery life
This article is intended
to help boat owners better understand a vessel’s batteries and how to correctly maintain them for maximum battery life.
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A free-spirited talent: The Graeme Woodroffe story
The late Graeme Woodroffe was one of New Zealand’s best-performing helmsmen/skippers, competing in OK dinghies, IOR ton keelers, and New Zealand’s fir...
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PETREL, Raters again
From its beginnings in the 1860s the sport of yachting in New Zealand had two major streams.
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150 years of Lürssen: a shipbuilding legacy gorged in innovation, family and firsts
On 27 June 1875, a 24-year-old boatbuilder named Friedrich Lürssen opened a modest workshop in the German riverside village of Aumund. He’d just fini...
Editorial
Pōkarekare Ana, and Kiwi echo on Atakos
New Zealand song meets Greek magic on a remote Ionian island
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Women and the Wind: A radical voyage of sea, sisterhood, and storytelling
Three women. One ocean. Thirty days that changed everything.
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EXCLUSIVE: Simply the Best, the Kiwi cruiser-racer that still lives up to her name
In New Zealand sailing circles, some yachts earn a reputation not just for how they perform on the water, but for how they’re built, lived aboard, and...
Tech Article
Garmin quatix® 8: The ultimate nautical smartwatch for modern boaters
Garmin’s latest flagship marine smartwatch, the quatix® 8, is designed to be more than just wrist candy. Engineered for skippers, sailors, and water e...
Southland fishers fined in black-market seafood crackdownx
Four Southland men fined nearly $37,000 after selling kina, oysters, pāua, blue cod and crayfish without permits.
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Marine industry growth means new offices at Cracker Bay: Work, play, and look out over the Waitematā...
Tucked right on the edge of Auckland’s Westhaven Marina, a newly refurbished and reimagined office building is now ready to welcome a select few more ...
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Bond 26 and the boats of 007: Will the new film keep the nautical tradition afloat?
Will Bond 26 will carry on a time-honoured tradition: will there be a boat scene?
Tech Article
Garmin GPSMAP 1553xsv: Big-screen brilliance in an ultrawide format
Garmin’s new GPSMAP 1553xsv, launched on June 14, 2025, marks a bold step forward in premium marine electronics. At $8,199 NZD, this 15-inch ultrawid...
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Garmin Apollo RA800 for those into serious on-water sounds
Garmin has launched what it calls its most powerful marine stereo to date—the Fusion Apollo™ RA800—delivering high-resolution audio, greater amplifier...
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Moana rising: Matariki, waka and the ancient sea roads of the Pacific
As Matariki rises in the winter sky above Aotearoa, it signals more than the start of the Māori New Year.
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Riviera’s new interior furnishings collection redefines luxury at sea
Riviera, Australia’s most awarded luxury motor yacht builder, has unveiled a new interior furnishings collection that reaffirms its commitment to pers...
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Lagoon Days 2025: A deep dive into offshore cruising, seamanship, and smart ownership
For anyone with an eye on the horizon and dreams of sailing beyond it, Lagoon Days 2025 offers a rare chance to learn, connect, and prepare.
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Musket Cove Fiji Regatta Week returns: Registrations open for 2025 edition
Get ready to hoist the sails and soak up the South Pacific sunshine — the 2025 Musket Cove Fiji Regatta Week is locked in for 12–16 September and regi...
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Live Ocean’s voice on the world stage
As the UN Ocean Conference sets global goals for the future of the sea, two Kiwi sailors are helping make sure Aotearoa’s voice is heard.
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Winter boating outlook: July–September 2025 in New Zealand
Winter 2025 is shaping up to be unusually warm across New Zealand, with NIWA forecasting above-average air and sea temperatures, reduced frost frequen...
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Winter cruising in style – RNZYS Motor Yacht Rally Series underway
Held on Saturday 31 May, Rally #1 kicked off the series with a strong turnout and an easy-going start. Six launches departed from the Resolution Buoy,...
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A new vision for NZ’s fisheries – Rescue Fish Ika Rauora
In the wake of their strong opposition to the Government’s proposed amendments to the Fisheries Act, the New Zealand Sport Fishing Council (NZSFC), su...
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Sport fishers push back against controversial fisheries reforms
The New Zealand Sport Fishing Council (NZSFC), alongside the NZ Angling and Casting Association and NZ Underwater Association, has made a strong stan...
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Fish Fight – The battle for the future of New Zealand’s coastal fisheries
New Zealand’s coastal fisheries are facing a critical turning point.
In early 2025, the government released a sweeping proposal to amend the Fisher...
Press Release
Win a Yamaha Re-power with the new #ImRePoweringWithYamaha Competition
After a successful inaugural competition in 2022, Yamaha are doing it again, with the #ImRePoweringWithYamaha competition for 2025.
In 2022, Yamaha...
Tech Review
Scanstrut Ultra SC-CW-14G: Marine Phone Charger Review – Part 1
Boating New Zealand puts Scanstrut’s latest wireless charger on the bench — and soon, onboard — to see if this Qi2-certified unit lives up to its prom...
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Oyster 53: Bluewater benchmark with a Kiwi backstory
Among bluewater cruising yachts, few names hold the enduring gravitas of the Oyster 53. Designed by Rob Humphreys and built between 1999 and 2008, the...
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Chicks take the helm: A practical day on the water for women
Confidence, skills and connection — all in one relaxed boating experience.
Opinion
Our ocean, Our asset: why possible UN rules must work for real kiwis
Most weekends, it’s the same scene around the country. Mum and Dad launch the tinny, the rods are loaded, the chilly bin’s packed, and the kids pile i...
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World Ocean Day 2025, celebrating the oceans that connect
Most of us who spend time on the water don’t go looking for deep meaning in it. The ocean is just there.
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Boats at anchor, beats in the air. Raft-ups from Florida to Fiordland.
By mid-morning on the first Friday in June, a sleepy bend of Florida’s St. Johns River has transformed.
Opinion
Electric boat? Will charging infrastructure keep pace with marine innovation?
As electric propulsion becomes a serious player in the marine sector, one question looms larger than the rest: how and where will we charge these boat...
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Electric Wave sparks change with NZ’s first e-marine hub in Queenstown
A major milestone in the evolution of clean transport has quietly splashed down in Queenstown.
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Santa Maria: A legacy carved in timber
Some boats are more than the sum of their timber and fastenings.
Press Release
Shared boating, Kiwi style
Kiwis love getting out on the water - but with busy lives and rising costs, full boat ownership isn’t always practical. That’s where syndication steps...
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