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John Eichelsheim

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Dedication pays off

Editors Note
The standout story for me in this issue of Boating NZ must be John Macfarlane’s feature on the remar...
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Article

Fishing, fast boats, and factories

Editors Note
A bill designating 19 new marine protected areas for Hauraki Gulf Marine Park has been passed, with ...
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Article

Readership surges across print and digital

Editors Note
Welcome to your October 2025 edition of Boating New Zealand magazine. In this issue, it is my gre...
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Article

Almost as good as new

August 2025
From bespoke powercats and rugged hardtops to electric propulsion, heritage restorations, and Kiwi i...
Editorial
Editorial

New boats, new emissions rules

Editors Note
Welcome to the July 2025 edition of Boating NZ magazine, which leads off with an exclusive review of...

Seize the moment

Editors Note
Welcome to the May 2025 edition of Boating NZ. It is almost as if someone up there flipped the sw...
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Article

Happy anniversary: 25th NZ Antique and Classic Boat Show

April 2025
Blue skies, sparkling water, big crowds and a record number of interesting boats of every sort mad...

Joystick demo a world’s first

April 2025
Launching in May, Mercury’s joystick steering system for single outboards is a plug-and-play upgrade...
Editorial
Editorial

Flying high

April 2025
As I write, just before the magazine goes to the printer, another edition of SailGP has just conclud...
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Exclusive

The winner of the NZ Retro Boat 2025: Tugboat

April 2025
The winner of Boating New Zealand magazine’s inaugural NZ Retro Boat Trophy went to Tugboat, a Savag...
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Exclusive

Riding along with Coastguard

Coastguard News
A sunny Saturday riding along with Auckland Coastguard aboard Trillian Trust Rescue turned into a ...
Editorial
Editorial

Its time for the Auckland Boat Show!

Auckland Boat Show
More than 1.3 kilometres of boats on the water, and 200 more vessels on land mean this year’s Auckla...
John Eichelsheim - Editor, Boating New Zealand
Editorial
Editorial

Show Time!

Auckland Boat Show
It’s ‘Show Time’ for new boats, marine equipment and services in Auckland this month.
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Article

New releases making a beeline for Auckland

February 2025
The just-released line-up of March’s Auckland Boat Show is a strong indicator of an adventurous few ...
John Eichelsheim Editor Boating New Zealand

Editors Note: The real deal

Editors Note
Whatever you might think of the America’s Cup – and it is by no means to everyone’s taste – the even...
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Towing Tips

October 2024
Do enough miles with a boat in tow and you will have a ‘Minties Moment’ or two, one of those occasio...

In Darwin’s footsteps

Environment
In 1835 British naturalist Charles Darwin stepped ashore at the remote Galápagos Islands. The visit ...

New Website And Boats Marketplace

Editors Note
Quite a bit of news from Boating New Zealand magazine HQ to share this month. First up, our website...

Toyota Hilux SR5 Cruiser Hybrid tow test

Boating News
The Toyota Hilux Hybrid is a new model for Toyota New Zealand. It’s a double-cab utility with on-dem...

The Yacht Sales Co.’s Exclusive Offer Celebrates New Dufour 44

Boating News
The first Dufour 44 in Asia Pacific will land in October, and The Yacht Sales Co. is celebrating wit...

Carbon Yachts welcomes ASTenders

News Bites
Carbon Yachts, a leading distributor of luxury marine vessels in Australia & New Zealand, is exc...

Yanmar Reveals Details of its First Electric Propulsion Product

Boat Business
Yanmar Marine International (YMI) has launched the E-Saildrive, its first electric propulsion produc...

Marina of the year winners

Boating News
Half Moon Bay Marina in Auckland has been named New Zealand’s Marina of the Year for 2024. The boaty...

Seadoo FishPro Apex

Sea Doo
Jet Ski
Boat Business
The FishPro Apex with its exclusive design, unique colouration and limited one year production run r...

Seawind production in Turkiye

Seawind
Boat Business
Seawind Catamarans brand-new production facility in Turkiye is now up and running and in full produc...

Hanse 590 debut

Boating News
With the Hanse 590 its biggest model, the world's second-largest manufacturer of sailing yachts has ...

Scania DI13 marine engine

Boat Business
At the international maritime industry trade fair SMM in September, Scania presented its new 13-litr...

Fullers electric hydrofoil ferry

Boating News
Vessev, a global leader in sustainable marine technology, showcased its VS-9 electric hydrofoil, com...

XO Boats for NZ

XO Boats
Speedboat
Boat Business
On a recent trip to Europe, Richard & Suzy Wardenburg, owners of European Boats, met with repres...

Tauranga Boat Sales

Caribbean
Boat Business
Caribbean Boats (NZ) Ltd – brothers Paul and Scott White –has purchased Tauranga Boat Sales, situate...

Boating NZ purchases Trade-a-Boat NZ website

Boat Business
Boating New Zealand, New Zealand’s best-selling boating magazine, has announced the purchase of Trad...

ONE K: 1000th Electron Launched

Features
Townson built the first Electron in 1987, and over the next two decades, he hand-built over 900 of t...

Success on the water

Editors Note
But didn’t our athletes do us proud? Across the board, but especially on the water. Yachting, rowing...

The Lance Fink Story: For the love of boats

Boat Business
Lance Fink is the founder and director of Tristram Marine. Having recently passed the batten onto hi...

Lowe Yachts

Boat Business
Lowe Yachts is a newcomer to the local yacht sales scene, offering a boutique service specialising i...

Spirit of Adventure: 50 Years of Youth Development Under Sail

August 2024
The Spirit of Adventure Trust has hosted 85,000 youth trainees over its 50-year history. Long-time s...

Waikawa berths available

Boat Business
It’s shaping up to be a great summer on the water in the Marlborough Sounds. For those who want to c...

Seakeeper Gyro Stabiliser: Steady as she goes

Haines Hunter
Boat World
Seakeeper has developed gyroscopic stabiliser systems that are compact and lightweight enough to ins...

Woman Can TOO! Wild Chix

August 2024
The couple bought an old Sea Nymph trailer boat in 2014 to take them fishing and diving, selling it ...

Fancy Seeing You Here!

August 2024
Seeing a copy of Boating New Zealand somewhere unexpected is a bit like running into an old friend –...

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