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Dedication pays off
The standout story for me in this issue of Boating NZ must be John Macfarlane’s feature on the remar...
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Fishing, fast boats, and factories
A bill designating 19 new marine protected areas for Hauraki Gulf Marine Park has been passed, with ...
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Readership surges across print and digital
Welcome to your October 2025 edition of Boating New Zealand magazine.
In this issue, it is my gre...
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Almost as good as new
From bespoke powercats and rugged hardtops to electric propulsion, heritage restorations, and Kiwi i...
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Editorial
New boats, new emissions rules
Welcome to the July 2025 edition of Boating NZ magazine, which leads off with an exclusive review of...
Seize the moment
Welcome to the May 2025 edition of Boating NZ.
It is almost as if someone up there flipped the sw...
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Happy anniversary: 25th NZ Antique and Classic Boat Show
Blue skies, sparkling water, big crowds and a record number of interesting boats
of every sort mad...
Joystick demo a world’s first
Launching in May, Mercury’s joystick steering system for single outboards is a plug-and-play upgrade...
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Editorial
Flying high
As I write, just before the magazine goes to the printer, another edition of SailGP has just conclud...
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The winner of the NZ Retro Boat 2025: Tugboat
The winner of Boating New Zealand magazine’s inaugural NZ Retro Boat Trophy went to Tugboat, a Savag...
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Riding along with Coastguard
A sunny Saturday riding along with Auckland Coastguard aboard
Trillian Trust Rescue turned into a ...
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Editorial
Its time for the Auckland Boat Show!
More than 1.3 kilometres of boats on the water, and 200 more vessels on land mean this year’s Auckla...
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Editorial
Show Time!
It’s ‘Show Time’ for new boats, marine equipment and services in Auckland this month.
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New releases making a beeline for Auckland
The just-released line-up of March’s Auckland Boat Show is a strong indicator of an adventurous few ...
Editors Note: The real deal
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
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
In 1835 British naturalist Charles Darwin stepped ashore at the remote Galápagos Islands. The visit ...
New Website And Boats Marketplace
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
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
The first Dufour 44 in Asia Pacific will land in October, and The Yacht Sales Co. is celebrating wit...
Carbon Yachts welcomes ASTenders
Carbon Yachts, a leading distributor of luxury marine vessels in Australia & New Zealand, is exc...
Yanmar Reveals Details of its First Electric Propulsion Product
Yanmar Marine International (YMI) has launched the E-Saildrive, its first electric propulsion produc...
Marina of the year winners
Half Moon Bay Marina in Auckland has been named New Zealand’s Marina of the Year for 2024. The boaty...
Seadoo FishPro Apex
The FishPro Apex with its exclusive design, unique colouration and limited one year production run r...
Seawind production in Turkiye
Seawind Catamarans brand-new production facility in Turkiye is now up and running and in full produc...
Hanse 590 debut
With the Hanse 590 its biggest model, the world's second-largest manufacturer of sailing yachts has ...
Scania DI13 marine engine
At the international maritime industry trade fair SMM in September, Scania presented its new 13-litr...
Fullers electric hydrofoil ferry
Vessev, a global leader in sustainable marine technology, showcased its VS-9 electric hydrofoil, com...
XO Boats for NZ
On a recent trip to Europe, Richard & Suzy Wardenburg, owners of European Boats, met with repres...
Tauranga Boat Sales
Caribbean Boats (NZ) Ltd – brothers Paul and Scott White –has purchased Tauranga Boat Sales, situate...
Boating NZ purchases Trade-a-Boat NZ website
Boating New Zealand, New Zealand’s best-selling boating magazine, has announced the purchase of Trad...
ONE K: 1000th Electron Launched
Townson built the first Electron in 1987, and over the next two decades, he hand-built over 900 of t...
Success on the water
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
Lance Fink is the founder and director of Tristram Marine. Having recently passed the batten onto hi...
Lowe Yachts
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
The Spirit of Adventure Trust has hosted 85,000 youth trainees over its 50-year history. Long-time s...
Waikawa berths available
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
Seakeeper has developed gyroscopic stabiliser systems that are compact and lightweight enough to ins...
Woman Can TOO! Wild Chix
The couple bought an old Sea Nymph trailer boat in 2014 to take them fishing and diving, selling it ...
Fancy Seeing You Here!
Seeing a copy of Boating New Zealand somewhere unexpected is a bit like running into an old friend –...
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