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Tectrax x SBS Trailers: Taking electric boat launching into demanding waters
Boating technology is easy to admire in a showroom. It is much harder to live with on a steep ramp, ...
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Whakatāne Yacht Club berths drowning in silt
Whakatāne harbour is in danger of losing the 18 moorings at Whakatāne Yacht Club if the district cou...
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Mayday at Parua Bay: fast response pulls a chilled boatie from the water
A routine fuel stop turned into an urgent rescue for Coastguard Whangārei’s Circa crew.
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A mysterious mayday call and the boat that was never found
A mayday call in a notorious stretch of water triggers an urgent search and rescue operation in Well...
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Voodoo XF450 signals a new era for Kiwi adventure cats
Voodoo reveals fresh details as the 36 metre flagship takes shape.
The latest teaser from Voodoo ...
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A 60 percent cut to the Wellington maritime police means they will no longer be responding 24/7
Wellington's maritime police are no longer responding 24/7 to help boats in trouble or to respon...
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Coastguard phone lines offline briefly for system upgrade this Wednesday
Coastguard New Zealand will take several phone lines offline on Wednesday, 10 December, from midday ...
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Bay of Plenty shellfish warning: paralytic shellfish toxin detected
A health warning is now in place from Mount Maunganui to Ford Road after tests confirmed paralytic s...
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Shellfish warning issued for Bay of Plenty coast
Boaties urged to steer clear of shellfish gathering between Maketu Beach and Waihi Beach after toxin...
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Bill Barry-Cotter and the rebirth of Caribbean: craftsmanship, memory and momentum
The man behind Mariner and Maritimo turns his attention to Caribbean — and refuses to slow down.
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New Zealand Yachts and the return of a Kiwi original
Twenty years after Spirit, New Zealand Yachts is back with a design built for today’s superyacht wor...
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Public response surges as fishing community pushes back, with marlin decision expected this week
More than 22,000 submissions lodged as debate over proposed fisheries changes intensifies
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Ross Brownlie has founded Saltstate NZ to offer SPOC to boat owners
Boat owners who want their vessel kept in good order, without juggling a list of different contracto...
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Lloyd Stevenson Boatbuilders and the world’s largest sailing yachts
Kiwi craftsmanship now supports two of the ten largest sailing yachts on the planet.
New Zealand’s ...
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French Pass rescue turns into a 12 hour overnight mission
Coastguard Nelson retrieves five cold but uninjured crew after a grounding at one of New Zealand’s t...
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Intense rain, blustery wind and thunderstorms hit Auckland and the Gulf
MetService is forecasting downpours across the North Island on Wednesday, with possible thunderstorm...
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Scanstrut is BLA Supplier of the Year, 2025
Scanstrut, a global leader in the design and manufacture of outdoor and marine technology, has been ...
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Matt Macleod, Ovlov Marine, on becoming an outboard technician
Why did you become an outboard technician?
I have always been passionate about boating. I completed...
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Mark Hall strengthens Lusty & Blundell’s technical sales capability
A few months on from his appointment, Mark Hall has settled into his role within Lusty & Blundel...
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From 75 to 450: Voodoo XF450 and the next step in luxury Kiwi adventure cats
How the Voodoo XF450 scales a proven foil assisted platform into the superyacht world.
The post w...
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Mystery in the Mozambique Channel as two sailors found dead aboard drifting yacht
A distress call, a drifting boat, and two missing sailors — authorities are now piecing together the...
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Empty kayak sparks search off Raumati Beach
Police and Coastguard are searching the Kāpiti Coast today after an empty kayak was found anchored o...
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Kiwi skipper dies in sailing accident on round-the-world trip
A New Zealand skipper died after being pulled into a faulty winch in the UK.
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Coordinated emergency response after launch fire near Browns Island
At 8.10am this morning, Coastguard’s National Operations Centre received a call from a...
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Navy combat simulator specialist named NZDF Civilian of the Year
Mark Taylor recognised for a lifetime of service shaping the Navy’s combat training capability.
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Search resumes for missing fisherman near Cape Reinga
Multiple agencies continue efforts near Cape Reinga after man swept from rocks.
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Lake Taupō’s foul mood sinks race boat, now safely lifted
Rough Taupō conditions sink a race boat, but a careful salvage brings it home.
Last Saturday the ...
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Saucy Jane and the birth of the modern jet boat
Expect tall stories, old engines, and the kind of river craft that make you pause for a closer look....
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Search scaled back for missing Pataua South fisherman
Police have scaled back the search for the missing fisherman off Pataua South as the o...
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Update: Search for missing Pataua South fisherman resumes with Navy support
A large-scale search for a missing fisherman off Pataua South resumed at first light this morning, n...
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Lunatic: the Marco 700 Souwester built to roam
A custom Marco 700 Souwester transformed into a serious offshore expedition boat built for deep wate...
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Missing boatie search to continue tomorrow
Police have put out a statement this evening, the search has ended for today and will restart tomo...
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Air and Sea search continues after overdue boat found off Whangārei
One person confirmed dead as the search for the remaining missing continues along Northland’s coast....
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Developing: Search resumes for missing fisherman off Whangārei coast at Pataua South
Tues 18 Nov, 16:20
Police have scaled back the search for the missing Pataua South fi...
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Search resumes for missing fisherman off Whangārei coast at Pataua South
Search crews are resuming the search for a man believed to be missing in the sea in Northland.
Th...
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Missing Whangārei boat found with crew members missing
Police have confirmed a body was found during the search for an overdue boat in Northland, which wen...
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ZeroJet and Pochon electrify French waters
ZeroJet, a pioneering New Zealand company, has announced a new partnership with Pochon, a leading Fr...
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Naiad production in USA
The Whiskey Project Group (TWPG), a global leader in high-performance watercraft design and manufact...
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Freedom Boat Club Christchurch and Freedom local
Freedom Boat Club, the world’s largest boat club, is expanding in New Zealand with a new location at...
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Remembering Brian Edward Collings
A craftsman, innovator, and proud New Zealand boatbuilder.
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