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Environment

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...
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...
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...
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...

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FISHING

Hook Me Up Fishing Competition - Matakana vs Hillside, 7 Mar 2025 in Whakatane

The Kubota Billfish Classic, 12 - 15 Mar 2025 in Mercury Bay, Whitianga

ITM Fishing Competition, 13 - 16 Mar 2025 in Whangaroa

NZ Lure Masters (Catch, Measure and Release competition), 3 & 4 Oct 2025, New Zealand wide

REGATTAS

Toyota Youth International Match Racing Cup, 26 Feb - 4 Mar 2025 in Auckland

PIC Harbour Classic, 28 Feb - 1 Mar 2025 in Auckland

Sydney to Auckland Ocean Race 2025, starting 11 Oct 2025 TBC from Sydney Harbour

PIC Insurance Brokers Coastal Classic, 24 Oct 2025 TBC from Auckland to Russell

Rolex Sydney to Hobart, 26 Dec 2025 starts in Sydney, Australia

HYDRO THUNDER

Lucas Oil Hydro Thunder Race - Lake Rotoiti, 8 - 9 Mar 2025 at Nelson Lakes

Lucas Oil Hydro Thunder Race - Lake Twizel, 29 - 30 Mar 2025 at Twizel

JET BOAT RACING

2024/25 NZ Jetsprint Championship R4, 23 Feb 2025 at Wanganui

2025 NZ Marathon Coast-to-Coast, 16 to 25 Mar 2025 starting at Greymouth ad finishing at Christchurch

WATERSPORTS

IWWF University Nationals (waterskiing), 26 February to 2 March Orakei Basin, Auckland

MEET UPS

Bay of Plenty Trailer Yacht Cruising Rally, Easter 2025 at Lake Rotoiti, BOP

SHOWS

Moana Auckland - New Zealand's Ocean Festival, 27 Jan to 9 Mar 2025 in Auckland

Auckland Boat Show, 6 - 9 Mar 2025 to be held at the Viaduct Events Centre and Jellicoe Harbour, Auckland

The Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show, 15-18 May 2025 to be held at the Viaduct Events Centre and Jellicoe Harbour, Auckland

NZ Boat, Fish and Dive Show, 30 & 31 Aug 2025 to be held at Mystery Creek Events Centre, Waipa

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