Editors Note
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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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America’s Cup but not as we know it
After the announcement (finally) of the Protocol for the Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup in Auc...
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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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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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Flying high
As I write, just before the magazine goes to the printer, another edition of SailGP has just conclud...
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Show Time!
It’s ‘Show Time’ for new boats, marine equipment and services in Auckland this month.
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...
New Website And Boats Marketplace
Quite a bit of news from Boating New Zealand magazine HQ to share this month.
First up, our website...
Success on the water
But didn’t our athletes do us proud? Across the board, but especially on the water. Yachting, rowing...
Fancy Seeing You Here!
Seeing a copy of Boating New Zealand somewhere unexpected is a bit like running into an old friend –...
Year-round boating
For many, thoughts at this time of year turn towards overseas holidays or perhaps the attractions of...
Winter projects
Brrr! Winter is truly upon us, just in time for the Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show at Greenlane, A...
Beat them if you can
Emirates Team New Zealand launched its new AC75 at Wynyard Point a couple of days before this issue ...
Editor’s Note: April 2024
What a month March was for boaties!
Festivals, yacht regattas, fishing tournaments and settled we...
The best of old and new
Festivals, yacht regattas, fishing tournaments and boat shows – March had them all, along with the s...
Our boating legacy
It is with great sadness that we acknowledge the death of boating legend John Street, MNZM, who pass...
Exciting summer ahead
Fans of high-octane yacht racing will have been disappointed to learn that the SailGP event schedule...
Warming up for summer
After yet another magazine cycle of weather-deferred boat reviews following months of similar challe...
Win or lose?
It is with mixed feelings that I contemplate recently announced plans to introduce 19 new marine pro...
Seize every moment!
Occasional contributor George Empson’s photo somewhere on this page reminded me that boating takes m...
Winter sun, finally!
After what feels like months (because it has been months!) of grey skies, rain and wind, the sun has...
In hot water?
A colleague drew my attention to a story in the Guardian. The subject was marine heatwaves in New Ze...
Kiwi crafted
The May issue of Boating New Zealand is something of a celebration of New Zealand-built boats.
Eyes South
Like many readers I’m sure, I was glued to coverage of the SailGP event in Christchurch, March 18-19...
Praying for an Indian Summer
What a few weeks we’ve had! As I write, Cyclone Gabrielle is finally relinquishing its grip on north...
Grand Prix yacht racing comes to town
I spent a couple of exciting and enjoyable hours catching up with the SailGP event in Singapore on Y...
Clean bottoms?
A few years ago Boating New Zealand’s Westhaven office looked out over Pier 21’s bustling haul-out f...
We’re not bullet-proof
I am penning this ‘guest’ editorial because – as I write – your regular editor John Eichelsheim is w...
Plenty to look forward to
Megan and I went along to the opening day of the Women’s Rugby World Cup in Auckland City. She’s not...
Boating industry on a roll
Boating was invited to the New Zealand launch of the Boston Whaler range of American-built powerboat...
Here’s to normal
It felt rather strange to step aboard an international flight a couple of weeks ago – it’s been over...
Winter Wonderland
Last week I had the privilege of spending two days in the snowy Southern Lakes district. I was there...
A break in the weather
It’s been slow coming, but winter seems to have finally arrived. In the South Island, ski fields ope...
Showtime!
The Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show came to a successful conclusion last Sunday, and as I write, Sa...
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