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Environment

Little Barrier Island no mooring detail

There are restrictions on some fishing activities within the controlled area that make contact with the seafloor (and can therefore spread exotic caul...
Article
Marine and Ecology

Live Ocean’s voice on the world stage

As the UN Ocean Conference sets global goals for the future of the sea, two Kiwi sailors are helping make sure Aotearoa’s voice is heard.
Opinion
Boater Involvement in Conservation

Our ocean, Our asset: why possible UN rules must work for real kiwis

Most weekends, it’s the same scene around the country. Mum and Dad launch the tinny, the rods are loaded, the chilly bin’s packed, and the kids pile i...
Article
Boater Involvement in Conservation

World Ocean Day 2025, celebrating the oceans that connect

Most of us who spend time on the water don’t go looking for deep meaning in it. The ocean is just there.
Cruising

In the poo!

I want to highlight an issue we have with yachts and cruising vessels visiting Kawau Island. Sewage discharge from vessels is polluting our waters ...
Opinion
Eco-Friendly Marina Initiatives

Antifouling: Time to clear the decks on regulatory delay

Chris Galbraith Chair of NZMOA warns of rapid barnacle growth and call for urgent access to safer, more effective antifoul products.
Article
Environment

Ocean with David Attenborough: A cinematic call to restore our blue planet

Opening in cinemas worldwide on 8 May 2025, Ocean with David Attenborough is more than just a documentary – it’s a rallying cry for our planet. Coinci...
Environment

Mediterranean Fanworm found on vessels in Wellington / top of the South Island

A recent survey conducted by the Greater Wellington Regional Council and the Top of the South Marine Biosecurity Partnership has revealed the presence...
Environment

Matakana Island’s Panepane Wharf gets an upgrade

For boaters navigating the waters of Tauranga Harbour, Matakana Island has long been a familiar and enticing destination. Known for its mix of rugged ...
Environment

Iongairo: Mapping the seafloor to protect Canterbury’s marine life

Most Kiwi boaters are considerate of New Zealand's marine environments. A healthy marine environment is essential to our enjoyment of the water that s...
2021

Great white shark makes cameo appearance 

A team reviewing underwater footage in Fiordland were amazed to find a great white shark eyeballing their camera recently. DOC staff and researcher...
A map showing the areas of newly-discovered exotic Caulerpa off Urupukapuka, Motukiekie and Moturua Islands. They are indicated with the small orange lines. An existing Biosecurity New Zealand ‘Controlled Area Notice’ is the larger shaded yellow area. Photo credit: Northland Regional Council
Boater Involvement in Conservation

$6.2M Northland exotic Caulerpa funding welcomed but we all need to do more to safeguard NZ waters

New Zealand’s coastal waters face an escalating threat from exotic caulerpa, an invasive seaweed now confirmed at Waiheke Island’s Onetangi Bay and Th...
Article
Boat Brief

Check for marine pests 

Marine biosecurity teams are reminding boaties and all marine users to make sure they are across marine pest risks and rules before heading out on the...
Bay of Islands Sailing Week

Russell leads the way in wharf recycling: A community effort to keep the Bay clean

Over the Christmas and New Year period, Russell had a noticeable addition to its wharf – a pop-up recycling station set up by Resilient Russell, a loc...
Article
Boating News

The Future of Underwater Exploration: U-Boat Worx Unveils High-Performance Super Sub

Experience unparalleled speed and luxury beneath the waves with U-Boat Worx's all-electric Super Sub, designed for underwater adventurers seeking both...
Article
Marine Conservation

Kaikōura pāua poachers caught, community zero tolerance for illegal fishing

In a significant enforcement action this week, Fisheries New Zealand officers and police collaborated to apprehend a group of individuals who had take...
Environment

In Darwin’s footsteps

In 1835 British naturalist Charles Darwin stepped ashore at the remote Galápagos Islands. The visit led to his controversial book – On the Origin of S...
Vitamin Sea
Marine Conservation

Introducing Vitamin Sea – a new series exploring how our connection with the ocean shapes marine con...

Introducing Vitamin Sea – a new series exploring how our connection with the ocean shapes marine conservation A...
The return of Bladerunner the humpback and Split Fin the killer whale – a cautionary tale about seafaring vessels
Marine Conservation

The return of Bladerunner the humpback and Split Fin the killer whale – a cautionary tale about seaf...

The return of Bladerunner the humpback and Split Fin the killer whale – a cautionary tale about seafaring vessels ...
Fishing

Drone fishing in South Africa is a danger to sharks and may be unfair to other fishers – study

Drone fishing in South Africa is a danger to sharks and may be unfair to other fishers – study Alexander Claus Winkler, Rhodes University ...
Boat Brief

New research vessel for Goat Island

Working out of Goat Island, Te Kaihōpara will help highlight the need for more marine reserves in the Hauraki Gulf, such as one planned for Waiheke Is...
Environment

BOP: Remember the rules around the Motiti Protection Area

Under the new rules, no-one can take fish, shellfish, or plants from these areas. These rules apply to everyone equally, including customary, recreati...
Environment

IT’S EASY BEING GREEN

Modern engineering makes it easy to reduce boating’s environmental impact while saving money at the same time.
Environment

Downunder Takeaways

  A look below the waterline can reveal cling-ons that could devastate our marine ecosystems. They’ve also spawned a confusing clutch of local...
Boat Brief

Want seaweed with that?

Supplementing your diet with seaweed could relieve medical problems such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), metabolic syndrome and i...
Environment

When cat’s paws grow claws

Sometimes waves are gentle and undulating. But they can become monsters, turning a pleasant cruise into a roiling hell. This often leads to an une...
Environment

The Southern Ocean

  In 1953, with the stroke of a pen, the most important ocean on the planet disappeared.     The truth is the Southern Ocean had be...
Environment

HIJACKING an ICEBERG

Water shortages are becoming increasingly common in a world reeling under global warming and climate change. There aren’t any easy solutions – but fo...
Environment

SUPPORT FOR WHITEBAIT CHANGES

Forest & Bird is heartened that 90% of respondents to a Department of Conservation survey support changes to whitebaiting regulations. “This leve...
Environment

RUBBISH RUNNERS

One man’s rubbish, so the old adage goes, is another man’s gold. In some cases, though, the riches aren’t material – their worth is in experience and ...
Environment

MELTING ARCTIC ICE OPENS NEW ROUTE

The Venta Maersk, carrying a cargo of frozen fish, arrived in St Petersburg in August, having left Vladivostok (Russia’s Pacific port city) days earli...
Environment

Rodney Russ: Southern Ocean Explorer

Russ has spent more time in this ocean than most and has shown more people its beauty than anyone else I know. To say he is a passionate advocate for ...
Environment

RIP Diesel?

A bit like Mark Twain who famously declared that media reports of his death were exaggerated, so too reports of the demise of the diesel engine might ...
Environment

Sub-Antarctic Shuttle

Not too many boats head south from Bluff, at mainland New Zealand’s southern extremity. But one yacht does so regularly, delivering researchers and sc...
Environment

Island transporter: Lloyd Stevenson vaka motu

Easier transportation of people, medical supplies and cargo around the islands of Micronesia took a leap forward with the launch of another Lloyd Stev...
Cruising

Cruising the Greenland fjords

Yachts and icebergs. They are not supposed to meet because it can all end in tears, usually below the waterline. Story and photos by Rebecca Hayter. ...
Environment

Birds in the bilges

Customs regulations often restrict international border crossings to a mind-numbing crawl. Not so in the smuggler’s world, where everything and anythi...

Marine industry growth means new offices at Cracker Bay: Work, play, and look out over the Waitematā...

Tucked right on the edge of Auckland’s Westhaven Marina, a newly refurbished and reimagined office building is now ready to welcome a select few more tenants.

Catamarans International

Catamarans International produces the majority of its components from female moulds. This allows for a hard wearing Gel Coat finish without the added expense and time involved with fairing and painti...

Marsden Marine Services Ltd

Maritime New Zealand, Australasian Institute Marine SurveyorsCommercially Certified Marine Surveyor Qualified, Recognised, and Professionally Accredited Greg Marsden DipMarSvyAIMS-CCMS, MNZ P/ ...

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1949 Curnow & Wilton trawler

A classic 13-metre timber trawler, Santa Maria blends rugged heritage with cosy liveaboard comfort—ready for her next adventure.

1946 Jack Guard 35

Step aboard Gipsy and step into a living legacy. At 35 feet, built from heart kauri in 1946, this classic launch isn’t just another pretty hull – she’s a rare survivor from a golden era of Kiwi boatbuilding, and a direct link to one of New Zealand’s most storied maritime families.

Win a Yamaha Re-power with the new #ImRePoweringWithYamaha Competition

After a successful inaugural competition in 2022, Yamaha are doing it again, with the #ImRePoweringWithYamaha competition for 2025. In 2022, Yamaha ran a social media-based competition, to give one...