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Twin Disc Pacific appointed official distributor for Spot Zero® Water Purification Systems in the Pa...

BRISBANE, Australia (Friday, 1 May 2026) – Twin Disc Pacific, a renowned leader ...
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2025 Mets // Photo: Craig Ritchie
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Innovation for the win

Boating NZ travels to the Netherlands for a peek inside the world's largest mari...
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Volvo Penta's next-gen autopilot // Supplied
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Volvo Penta’s next-gen autopilot

Volvo Penta has announced the launch of its next-generation marine autopilot sys...
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POD 4900 // ZF Marine
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ZF Marine unveils new POD 4900

ZF is extending its pod propulsion range with the new POD 4900, which was unveil...
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PuRO // Supplied
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PuRO

Unlike traditional reverse osmosis desalination systems that process seawater in...
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Scanstrut launches a smarter way to route Starlink® and rooftop cables. // Scanstrut
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Scanstrut launches a smarter way to route Starlink® and rooftop cables

Scanstrut, a global leader in outdoor technologies, has announced the launch of ...
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Scanstrut wins Red Dot Award

Scanstrut, a global leader in outdoor technology, is proud to announce that its ...
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Triple Trouble - Whitianga 2026 // Photo credit: Shot360 Photography
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Get more from your boat by balancing the load

Proper weight distribution is one of the most overlooked factors in powerboat pe...
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Temo’s Outpod: The best of both worlds

French electric propulsion company Temo has long been a name worth watching, and...
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Victron’s Lithium SuperPack NG, the super-easy upgrade for lead-acid batteries

Victron’s exciting new Lithium SuperPack NG is a super-easy-to-install, drop-in ...
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Raymarine’s new Axiom 2 boasts faster speeds, better performance, more responsiveness

Raymarine’s new Axiom 2 range delivers faster speeds, better performance and mor...
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Are self-driving boats the future of recreational boating?

If you’ve spent any time watching the self-driving car industry, you might have ...
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Keeping it cool over summer

Summer is here, time to relax aboard your boat and enjoy the truly amazing water...
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FLIR’s new multi-spectral M460 & M560 cameras set to revolutionise thermal imaging

FLIR’s new flagship series of multi-spectral maritime camera systems, the M460 a...
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Boat of the Year Awards

Mercury Marine’s Boost™ wins 2026 Miami Innovation Award for advancing outboard engine performance

Mercury Marine recently won a 2026 National Marine Manufacturers Association (NM...
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Latest Lowrance® Software release delivers key enhancements to all-in-one live sonar solution Eagle ...

Lowrance®, a world leader in fishing electronics, today announced a new software...
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SPECTR 26 // Photo credit: Vision Marine Technologies
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Pontoon boats and the electric shift

Vision Marine is betting on one of boating’s biggest global segments, but what d...
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James Evenson, Sailing Zingaro // Photo credit: supplied
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Sailing Zingaro and PredictWind launch new “Playbook” for leveraging modern marine weath...

Leading marine weather forecaster PredictWind has partnered with professional of...
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Integrel E Power 15/30 Series brings generator free power to modern powerboats

The Integrel E Power 15/30kW series offers a new approach to onboard energy gene...
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Victron launches Venus OS 3.60 with new switch panel for affordable digital control

Victron Energy has released its Venus OS 3.60 firmware update, introducing a new...
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Boat Bling

VETUS introduces E LINE 22kW, its most powerful inboard electric propulsion motor

VETUS has expanded its electric propulsion portfolio with the launch of the E LI...
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CTEK launches RB Boosters for boats and vehicles

CTEK’s new RB 3000 and RB 4000 portable boosters are designed to ensure boaties ...
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Cule Marine announced as exclusive New Zealand Distributor for Dometic UK Blinds

Cule Marine Ltd announced as exclusive New Zealand Distributor for Dometic UK Bl...
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Boost the audio experience with JL Audio AP amplifiers from Garmin

Purpose built for life on the water and beyond, Garmin has announc...
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How Maritimo engineers vessels for true offshore mastery

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For over two decades now, Maritimo has distinguished itself in the global boatin...
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B&G expands the Nemesis lineup with new 7 inch sailing display // Photo credit: B&G
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B&G expands the Nemesis lineup with new 7 inch sailing display

B&G, the world’s leading sailing electronics manufacturer, has expanded its ...
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Smartgyro launches battery powered integration for SG20 stabiliser // Smartgyro
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Smartgyro launches battery powered integration for SG20 stabiliser

Smartgyro has announced a new battery powered integration for its SG20 gyroscopi...
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Simrad at 80 eight decades of marine electronics innovation // Photo credit: Crypto Museum
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Simrad at 80: eight decades of marine electronics innovation

In 2026, Simrad Marine Electronics marks 80 years since its origins in post war ...
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Lowrance ActiveTarget 2 XL live sonar raises the bar for real time fishing // Photo credit: Lowrance
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Lowrance ActiveTarget 2 XL live sonar raises the bar for real time fishing

Surface to surface clarity, wider coverage, and faster switching bring live sona...
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Electric trolling motor mount for Haines Hunter
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Electric trolling motor mount for Haines Hunter

Haines Hunter has recently installed a Minn Kota trolling motor on one of its 66...
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CTEK NXT Series battery chargers arrive in New Zealand

Two practical chargers for boat owners who want straightforward battery care tha...
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Raymarine launches Pathfinder commercial radar

A solid-state X-band radar aimed at reducing maintenance and simplifying commerc...
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Boat Bling

SeaRebbel MobilePilot arrives in New Zealand

A plug and play helm mounted autopilot lands on Kiwi shores, offering a new way ...
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Boat Business

AutoTrack™ Expands Across the Simrad® Radar Range

Smarter awareness, broader reach for more boaters.
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DAME Awards

DAME Design Awards 2025: Fresh thinking takes centre stage at METSTRADE

Discover this year’s DAME Award winners across every category.
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DAME Awards

LXNAV E360 wins DAME Award for rethinking marine displays

Find out more about the winner of the 2025 DAME Awards.
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DAME Awards

DAME Design Awards 2025 puts smart marine design under the spotlight

Metstrade 2025 is not only about size and scale. At its heart sits the DAME Desi...
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Boat Tech

Raymarine brings innovation to the Sydney International Boat Show

The 2025 Sydney International Boat Show promises four days of on-water innovatio...
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Half of New Zealanders are on the water – but there’s no national record of our boats

Despite having the world's highest boat ownership per capita, 1.6 million vessel...
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Boat Bling

Propspeed® enters expanded markets with debut of new Foulfree™ Multi-Surface System

Propspeed debuts Foulfree Multi-Surface System, a foul-release coating for diver...
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