Marine Industry News
Got a buoy? BookaBuoy wants to hear from you
BookaBuoy is back, with a model borrowed from the accommodation world: list yo...
Heavy-duty innovation: FPT NZ and Konrad join forces to redefine marine stern drive packages
A powerful new partnership is set to transform New Zealand’s commercial and recr...
Navetta 62 judged best passagemaker motor yacht
Absolute Yachts has been honoured with one of the most prestigious awards in the...
Humphree-Propspeed partnership promises more days at sea
Humphree and Propspeed have formed a strategic partnership focused on performanc...
70th Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show reels in 31,000 visitors
The 70th edition of the Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show has closed out four big...
Looking back at the Hutchwilco Auckland Boat Show 2027 – in video
A short video highlight of the 2026 Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show
New Zealand’s marine industry, by the numbers
Source: NZ Marine Industry Association, Autumn 2026 News (nzmarine.nz)
New Ze...
Auckland Boat Show returns 1-4 April, 2027
Mark your calendar. The Auckland (On Water) Boat Show is back at the Viaduct Eve...
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 know...
Built to last: Seven decades of Kiwi boats at the Auckland Showgrounds
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Hutchwilco Boat Show 2026
Heritage & History...
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...
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...
Haines Hunter at Hutchwilco: fibreglass amphibious at its finest
The Haines Hunter stand at the Hutchwilco Boat Show has three boats on it. The S...
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 acr...
Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show – live
The 2026 Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show ran from Thursday to Sunday at the Auc...
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 Bo...
Mercury brings the full range, and a genuinely clever 150
Walking into the Hutchwilco Boat Show and bypassing the food hall entirely is a ...
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 so...
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...
Surtees books a second stand as boat show lineup outgrows the first
Surtees Boats is heading to the 70th Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show in Aucklan...
From working tug to award winner: Seawolf at the 21st World Superyacht Awards
The 21st edition of the World Superyacht Awards, held on 2 May at the Arsenale d...
The Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show is back, and 70 years in, it’s pulling out all the stops
The country's biggest boating and fishing event returns to the Auckland Showgrou...
Reflections on 25 years of the Auckland Boat Show
The first Auckland Boat Show run by NZ Marine was held in 1999. Today it h...
SnapCatch Classic brings AI-powered fishing competition to Kiwi anglers
A new nationwide fishing competition is putting modern technology in the hands o...
The brands setting the pace through in this week’s awards bounty
Two of the world's most prestigious multihull awards have now delivered their 20...
Aquila Catamarans takes two awards in one week
Aquila Catamarans has won two international awards in a single week, with its 50...
Yacht Style Awards 2026: the winners revealed
The 2026 Yacht Style Awards brought together around 300 guests from across Asia ...
Multihull of the Year 2026: the winners revealed
Multihulls World has announced the results of its 2026 Multihull of the Year awa...
Waiheke Marina Café opens in Pūtiki Bay
Waiheke’s boutique floating marina hosts a boutique floating café – the only one...
Purpose-built powerboat for maritime training
NELSON MARLBOROUGH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (NMIT) is enhancing its maritime prog...
Ferrari puts its colours on the water
Maranello has spent decades painting its cars in shades the world has learned to...
Riviera unveils integrated solar breakthrough
A new era of silent, diminished generator cruising for luxury motor yacht owners...
The flying boat is taking shape, and New Zealand has a front row seat
It is boat, hydrofoil, and aircraft all at once, and it could be coming to a coa...
Protecting your boat’s electronics from lightning: new technology worth knowing about
Lightning is one of the more sobering hazards for anyone spending time on the wa...
Now carbon fibre can look good and stay safe
Carbon fibre has become a popular choice on performance powerboats and foiling y...
Yacht Style Awards 2026: The nominees revealed
The provisional nominee list for the 2026 Yacht Style Awards has landed, and wit...
Yamaha brings new products to Hutchwilco NZ Boat Show
Yamaha will have a strong presence at this year's Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Sh...
Personal locator beacons: the one device that removes the search from rescue
You’ll notice over the next few days that our offshore coverage ramps up. We’re ...
Electric boating awards highlight real progress
The 2025–2026 Association Français pour Le Bateau Électrique (AFBE, French Assoc...
Fountaine Pajot secures triple nomination at 2026 Boat of the Year Awards
Fountaine Pajot has achieved a significant milestone, with three of its latest s...
Latest from Boat Business
Freedom Boat Club, the world's largest boat club and a Brunswick Corporation brand, announced a record-breaking year in 2025, with members logging more than 640,000 boating trips worldwide. The milest...
Absolute Yachts has been honoured with one of the most prestigious awards in the international yachting industry: the Navetta 62 has won Best Passagemaker Motor Yacht at the 2026 Motor Boat Awards, pr...
Latest from Boat World
Sailability Auckland, in partnership with Ponsonby Cruising Club and Burnsco, has successfully concluded the Burnsco 2026 SKUD 18 International Match Race Challenge, held on the Waitematā Harbour from...
Caring for Kennedy Bay has long been central to Waiheke Marina, and partnering with the SeaKeepers South Pacific Chapter allows the marina to extend that commitment further. As SeaKeepers’ first marin...
Latest from Innovations in Boat Design
Maranello has spent decades painting its cars in shades the world has learned to recognise at speed. Now, for the first time, that same colour language is going offshore. At Milan Design Week, Ferrari...
A new era of silent, diminished generator cruising for luxury motor yacht owners.
In a significant step towards the future of luxury motor yacht design, Australia's luxury motor yacht builder Riviera...