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Night rescue: Boatie found clinging to cushion in icy Lake Wanaka
A Wanaka boatie has been rescued clinging to a seat cushion in near-freezing water, after capsizing in Lake...
1 June 2026
Weather: South Island braces for possible floods, warnings for both islands
Incoming heavy rain could be the biggest weather event locally since devastating floods nearly a year ago, Tasman...
1 June 2026
EPIRB activated: rescue operation underway for Graeme Francis on Robbery in the Solo Trans-Tasman
Graeme Francis, the New Plymouth sailor who has spent 40 years returning to the Solo Trans-Tasman Yacht Challenge,...
31 May 2026
Graeme Francis: Three Solo Trans-Tasmanians and counting
Graeme Francis has a longer relationship with the Solo Trans-Tasman Yacht Challenge than almost anyone else involved in...
31 May 2026
Monk takes Rakaia, Humphrey rules the Waimakariri at Canterbury Rivers Race Weekend
River Racing NZ's Canterbury Memorial Race Weekend delivered two days of high drama across the Rakaia and Waimakariri...
31 May 2026
Quick & Dirty: The boat building challenge that’s been making a mess for 30 Years
What started in 1994 as a madcap race for adults has spent three decades evolving into something far...
31 May 2026
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Night rescue: Boatie found clinging to cushion in icy Lake Wanaka
A Wanaka boatie has been rescued clinging to a seat cushion in near-freezing water, after capsizing in Lake...
1 June 2026
Weather: South Island braces for possible floods, warnings for both islands
Incoming heavy rain could be the biggest weather event locally since devastating floods nearly a year ago, Tasman...
1 June 2026
Quick & Dirty: The boat building challenge that’s been making a mess for 30 Years
What started in 1994 as a madcap race for adults has spent three decades evolving into something far...
31 May 2026
Landing nets: how to not lose that fish of a lifetime
Sorry sagas of ‘the one that got away’ are all too common in fishing circles and a great...
29 May 2026
21st century power house: cray boat to Sounds cruiser
A near-derelict 1980s vintage Fi-Glass crayfishing boat has found new life as a Marlborough Sounds cruiser after a...
29 May 2026
Twin transplant
Repowering a 28-year-old Genesis 320 (11m LOA) with a pair of 200hp turbo-charged Hyundai diesels has transformed both...
27 May 2026
EPIRB activated: rescue operation underway for Graeme Francis on Robbery in the Solo Trans-Tasman
Graeme Francis, the New Plymouth sailor who has spent 40 years returning to the Solo Trans-Tasman Yacht Challenge,...
31 May 2026
Graeme Francis: Three Solo Trans-Tasmanians and counting
Graeme Francis has a longer relationship with the Solo Trans-Tasman Yacht Challenge than almost anyone else involved in...
31 May 2026
Monk takes Rakaia, Humphrey rules the Waimakariri at Canterbury Rivers Race Weekend
River Racing NZ's Canterbury Memorial Race Weekend delivered two days of high drama across the Rakaia and Waimakariri...
31 May 2026
Twin Disc Pacific appointed official distributor for Spot Zero® Water Purification Systems in the Pacific Region
BRISBANE, Australia (Friday, 1 May 2026) – Twin Disc Pacific, a renowned leader in marine transmission technology and...
4 May 2026
Innovation for the win
Boating NZ travels to the Netherlands for a peek inside the world's largest marine equipment trade show, and...
1 May 2026
Volvo Penta’s next-gen autopilot
Volvo Penta has announced the launch of its next-generation marine autopilot system. Fully integrated with its Electronic Vessel...
28 April 2026
Tubby makes a splash
Kate, the oldest still-sailing boat in Aotearoa New Zealand, a utilitarian Hauraki Gulf trading cutter, built in 1898...
25 May 2026
John Chapple Part 1: Brilliant allrounder
John David Lincoln Chapple died on 26th November 2025. He was a brilliant sailor, yacht designer and human...
11 May 2026
Once were wreckers: Whakatahuri Family Boatbuiders
Whakatahuri in outer Pelorus Sound was once home to a family boatbuilding business and the most remote boat-wrecking...
5 May 2026
The little boat with a big past: Peter Bourke and Diablo take on the Solo Trans-Tasman
At 29 feet Diablo the smallest boat in the fleet by 2 metres. And one of the most...
27 May 2026
Sydney Hobart legends to contest 2026 Great Veterans Race
Sydney Harbour will sparkle when a fleet of classic yachts compete in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's...
3 May 2026
Loloma: A living piece of New Zealand Maritime History
There are boats, and then there are boats with stories. Loloma is firmly in the second category. Built...
15 April 2026