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Mariners advised of minor chart and navigation updates: October 2025
Edition 21 of New Zealand Notices to Mariners brings small but important updates for Milford Sound and Manukau Harbour.
Mariners advised of minor chart and navigation updates: October 2025
Edition 21 of New Zealand Notices to Mariners brings small but important updates for Milford Sound and Manukau Harbour.
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Toxic shellfish warning issued for Taranaki
MPI urges caution as high toxin levels detected in local shellfish — paralytic shellfish poisoning can cause serious illness within hours of eating co...
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Palm Beach Motor Yachts takes the helm of Wild Oats XI
Mark Richards brings a legend home and sets a new course for Palm Beach innovation.
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Hull checks to resume across Northland
Thousands of vessel hulls to be inspected as summer biosecurity campaign begins.
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IBEX 2025 delivers momentum and vision for the year ahead
Attendance and innovation up year over year as North America’s premier marine event sets the pace for 2026
The International BoatBuilders’ Exhibiti...
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Whangapoua Harbour declared invasive Mediterranean fanworm free
After five years of sustained monitoring and community vigilance, Waikato Regional Council confirms the invasive Mediterranean fanworm has been eradic...
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Pittwater Sail Expo 2025: Australia’s largest celebration of sailing opens this weekend
The Pittwater Sail Expo opens today at the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club (RPAYC) in Newport and runs from Friday 24 to Sunday 26 October. Supported b...
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Prestige F4.3, the essence of French elegance at sea
For more than three decades, the Prestige F-Line has embodied the brand’s signature “Art de Vivre”, a refined balance of space, light, and comfort tha...
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Waiheke Island ferry catches fire
Passengers on board a Waiheke Island ferry have been safely rescued after the boat caught fire in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf.
Police say they were not...
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NZ company deploys undersea drones to guard cables from sabotage
A Mount Maunganui business is aiming to use undersea drones to help protect seafloor cables from sabotage as well as other work.
SYOS Aerospace has...
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One dead after failing to return from crayfishing trip off Napier coast
One person is dead and another had to be rescued from the water after they failed to return from a crayfishing trip off the Napier coast this morning...
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PIC Coastal Classic Weather and Tactics Clinic: PredictWind routing allows for strategy and schedule...
With less than three days to go before the start of the 2025 PIC Coastal Classic, early weather forecasts are in, painting a picture of what’s in stor...
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Wave of support for restricting commercial fishing in Coromandel
Locals, business leaders and interest groups unite against destructive fishing methods
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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 vessels are impossible to consistently identify, trace or recover.
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America’s Cup Hall of Fame honours three new legends
A heritage of excellence
Founded under the auspices of the Herreshoff Marine Museum by four-time defender Halsey Herreshoff, the America’s Cup Hal...
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One dead after water rescue at Port Waikato
A person has died in hospital following a water rescue near Port Waikato after a boat overturned on Saturday.
Police confirmed the death, say...
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Fin Chaser’s first voyage turns heroic: Amphibious boat aids in sea rescue off Mahurangi West
A Fin Chaser 600 CA’s first outing turns into a daring sea rescue off Mahurangi West.
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Three in hospital after boat overturns at Port Waikato
Three people have been taken to hospital after a boat overturned at Port Waikato
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Jet boat heroes: locals to the rescue near Taumarunui
We don’t know who they are, but taking a jet boat into floodwaters to save others shows real courage and skill.
When floodwaters rose faster than hel...
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The Superyacht Social – Auckland 2025
Agents by Catalano and Pantaenius Yacht Insurance are delighted to host The Superyacht Social – Auckland 2025.
Curated for crew, captains, and owne...
Brownies Mattress Direct
At Brownies Mattress Direct we pride ourselves on cutting out the middleman since 1939. We do this by manufacturing mattress and base sets at our Christchurch stores, and selling them directly to Kiwi...
Marra Marine
Tauranga-based Marra Marine is an established company undertaking boat refurbishments and new builds for owners across New Zealand
Founded in 2018 by experienced boat builder Tim Marra and his wife Maddie, Marra Marine has grown into a highly regarded name in Tauranga and The Mount.
Drawing on over a decade of experience working under some of New Zealand’s best boat manufacturers, it was Tim’s dream to create his own boat building company known for exceptional craftsmanship in high...
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2005 Haines Signature 600RF
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