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Two injured after jet ski explodes near Emu Point
A jet ski near the Motuihe Channel exploded on Saturday, with smoke and flames seen in the area.
Looking back at the Hutchwilco Auckland Boat Show 2027 – in video
A short video highlight of the 2026 Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show
When you can’t find the boat you want, build it yourself
Mike Frank spent two decades turning sunlight into electricity at scale. When he went looking for a yacht that applied the sa...
New Zealand’s marine industry, by the numbers
Source: NZ Marine Industry Association, Autumn 2026 News (nzmarine.nz)
New Zealand has 15,134 kilometres of sea coastline ...
Auckland Boat Show returns 1-4 April, 2027
Mark your calendar. The Auckland (On Water) Boat Show is back at the Viaduct Events Centre, Jellicoe Harbour and Wynyard Whar...
Suzuki Marine at Hutchwilco: one product, one focus, and a prop story worth knowing
Suzuki Marine at Hutchwilco: one product, one focus, and a prop story worth knowing Most stands at the Hutchwilco Boat Show c...
Built to last: Seven decades of Kiwi boats at the Auckland Showgrounds
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Hutchwilco Boat Show 2026
Heritage & History • 70th Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show
Bui...
Kingfisher Powercats at Hutchwilco: three boats, two hull types, and one very cold kill tank
Tauranga-based Kingfisher Powercats showcases three boats on its pavilion at the Hutchwilco Boat Show. The 510, the 670, and ...
Lusty & Blundell at Hutchwilco: Induction cooking for boats, and a world-first trolling motor d...
The Lusty & Blundell stand at the Hutchwilco Boat Show has plenty to look at, but two things stood out this visit. One ch...
Haines Hunter at Hutchwilco: fibreglass amphibious at its finest
The Haines Hunter stand at the Hutchwilco Boat Show has three boats on it. The SF485 Sport Fisher, the SP635 Sport Pursuit, a...
Rayglass completes the Legend trilogy with the new 2400
Rayglass launched the Legend 2400 at its 2026 boat show in Auckland this week, the third model in a range update that start...
Yamaha at Hutchwilco: wireless control, a new electric brand, and a very good finance rate
Yamaha's stand at the Hutchwilco Boat Show covers a lot of ground. Outboards across the full range, Torqeedo electrics, YAM i...
Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show – live
The 2026 Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show ran from Thursday to Sunday at the Auckland Showgrounds in Epsom, marking 70 years ...
From tinny to 8-metre amphibious: Fin Chaser at the Hutchwilco Boat Show
Fin Chaser's stand sits in the middle of the First Pavilion at the Hutchwilco Boat Show, and it has enough boats to occupy se...
Mercury brings the full range, and a genuinely clever 150
Walking into the Hutchwilco Boat Show and bypassing the food hall entirely is a choice that says something about your priorit...
How Annette Hall accidentally spent 20 years as ‘mum’ to Far North boaties
For the past 20 years Annette Hall has been like a mother to the boaties of the Far North.
Dufour unveils the new Dufour 39: a new approach to cruising without compromise
La Rochelle, May 12, 2026 — With Dufour 39, Dufour continues the evolution of its range with a new-generation cruising sailbo...
Flite returns to SCIBS with Award-Winning Foiling Technology
SANCTUARY COVE, QLD, Australia – (May 13, 2026) – Flite, a brand of Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC) and the global pioneer o...
NZ Marine names new executive director
Former Coastguard New Zealand CEO Callum Gillespie has taken the helm at the New Zealand Marine Industry Association (NZ Mari...
Coroner’s finding: Hastings man Iakopo Sagote, 47, had underlying heart condition which contributed ...
When Iakopo Sagote's friends saw him struggling in the water while free-diving for mussels, they managed to pull him to shore...
Elliott 12m – efficiency by design
Greg Elliott has designed some notable vessels during his career, both power and sail.
As fuel costs rise, interest has gr...
Kingfisher Boats unveils new Powercat at 2026 Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show
Kingfisher Boats is heading to the 2026 Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show with something new to show off. The Hamilton-based b...
Biggest Aquila Australian showcase comes to Sanctuary Cove 2026
Whitehaven Marine presents seven models and three Australian debuts for Aquila Catamarans
The largest line-up of Aquila mo...
Yachting New Zealand and Hospitality New Zealand announce pilot programme partnership
Yachting New Zealand and Hospitality New Zealand have today announced a 12-month pilot programme, marking a first-of-its-kind...
No trailer required for mini jetboat
VECTOR WATER CRAFT PORTABLE electric mini jet-boats recently launched in Australia are a new category o...
Hantavirus-hit cruise ship passengers to quarantine in Perth
Australian passengers who were on board the hantavirus-hit cruise ship will be ordered to quarantine in Perth for at least th...
John Chapple Part 1: Brilliant allrounder
John David Lincoln Chapple died on 26th November 2025. He was a brilliant sailor, yacht designer and human being. He came fro...
Australians and New Zealander last to be evacuated from hantavirus-hit cruise ship
A Kiwi onboard a cruise ship that has been hit by the hantavirus is expected to quarantine in Australia as they - and Austral...
NZers on cruise with hantavirus outbreak could face quarantine on return
It's believed only one New Zealander is on board the MV Hondius, which is docking in the Canary Islands in Spain on Sunday ev...
Basalt and bio-resin: the bid to replace the hull that won’t die
A $1.9 million Australian research partnership is investigating whether basalt fibre and bio-resin could replace fibreglass a...
Dame Lisa Carrington skips World Cup regatta on medical advice
Dame Lisa Carrington won't compete in the opening Canoe Sprint World Cup regatta in Hungary this weekend.
Multihull Central brings Seawind’s finest to the Sanctuary Cove Boat Show — and the catamaran ...
There's a moment most sailors know. You're motoring back into the marina after a good day out, spray still drying on your jac...
Eyachts named exclusive VanDutch Yachts Dealer for Australia and New Zealand
Sydney-based importer Eyachts has been appointed the exclusive Australian and New Zealand dealer for VanDutch Yachts, bringin...
World Boating Day 2026 on track for record number of global events celebrating life on the water
World Boating Day (WBD) returns this May with an expanded global programme designed to open up boating to everyone, from curi...
Bayesian sinking: crew error cited in Italian prosecutor’s preliminary report
A 56-metre sailing superyacht, Bayesian, went down in the early hours of 19 August 2024 while anchored roughly 300 metres off...
Earthquake trio hits north of Bay of Plenty
The eastern North Island has been jostled by a trio of earthquakes north of Bay of Plenty on Tuesday evening.
Three dead after Marine Rescue vessel capsizes at Ballina (NSW, Australia)
"Last night was the darkest night ever experienced by Marine Rescue NSW."
That was the statement posted to the Marine Resc...
Numarine unveils new Classic superyacht line
In an industry often driven by fast-changing trends, Numarine's new Classic Line offers a more enduring perspective: yachts d...
Seventy years of boats, dreams and early mornings at the Auckland Showgrounds
It started modestly enough. In 1956, a small collection of boats was tucked into a corner of the Easter Show at the Auckland ...
New Leopard 43, 46 and 52: a generation of sailing cats arrives
Leopard Catamarans arrives at Sanctuary Cove with a new generation of sailing cats