Safety & Education

Coastguard Queenstown now has a rescue watercraft operational on Lake Whakatipu, giving volunteers a faster way to reach...

One person has been hospitalised after emergency services responded to reports of three people in the water on...

What would you do if you were suddenly in charge on the water? It’s a question Coastguard Tautiaki...

Nelson’s Harbours team has completed two days of training in personal watercraft (jet ski) operations with Mark Haimona,...

Waikato Regional Council welcomes the passing of the third reading of the Maritime Transport (Lifejackets on Recreational Craft)...

New Zealand boaties running craft of six metres or less are about to face a new rule on...

Nearly 50 years after Canterbury volunteers began rescuing boaties in their own jet boats, the Kaiapoi-based unit has...

TAIC’s interim factual report details what happened aboard the passenger catamaran after it struck a submerged object near...

Often it is a combination of several factors working together that force a skipper to call on Coastguard...