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Yamaha brings new products to Hutchwilco NZ Boat Show
Yamaha will have a strong presence at this year's Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show (May 14-17), with...
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Cyclone Vaianu, Evening Briefing, Sunday 12 April
Vaianu moves on, leaving significant damage in its wake
Cyclone Vaianu has tracked across the north...
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Cyclone Vaianu: we all got through the night
Cyclone Vaianu has tracked down the upper North Island overnight, bringing strong winds, heavy rain ...
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Marine Weather Report, New Zealand
Issued Friday 10 April 2026. Based on MetService forecasts and warnings current as of midday Friday....
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Cyclone Vaianu bearing down on New Zealand — stay off the water this weekend
A wet and windy week is already underway across the North Island, but the bigger story is what's com...
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Raymarine’s new Axiom 2 boasts faster speeds, better performance, more responsiveness
Raymarine’s new Axiom 2 range delivers faster speeds, better performance and more responsiveness.
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Airmar’s New DST820 Brings Cybersecurity to Your NMEA 2000 Network
Airmar has announced the DST820 Smart Multisensor, a direct replacement for the widely used DST810 t...
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Weather: Heavy rain warnings and watches for upper North Island
MetService says a tropical cyclone could potentially head towards New Zealand within the next week.
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Interislander expects hours-long delays over by the weekend
KiwiRail says higher than usual freight and passenger numbers are leading to delays on Interisland...
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Maritime NZ detains Bluebridge’s Connemara ferry in Wellington after inspection
Maritime NZ has detained Bluebridge's Connemara at its Wellington berth after more than a week of ca...
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Ferry cancellations: Students left stranded after rowing regatta
Finding replacement flights for a group of students whose ferry sailing was cancelled after they com...
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New integration of Seakeeper and Seakeeper Ride improves combined performance on average by ~20%
The unified intelligent full-vessel stabilization solution is now available with a free software upd...
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More power. More choice. More capability: Anura expands amphibious system portfolio
Anura™ has announced a significant expansion of its amphibious system portfolio, launching three new...
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FLIR’s new multi-spectral M460 & M560 cameras set to revolutionise thermal imaging
FLIR’s new flagship series of multi-spectral maritime camera systems, the M460 and M560, look set to...
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C-MAP® releases chart enhancements for Australia and New Zealand
C-MAP®, a leader in marine cartography, has updated it’s charts for Australia and New Zealand, deliv...
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Latest Lowrance® Software release delivers key enhancements to all-in-one live sonar solution Eagle ...
Lowrance®, a world leader in fishing electronics, today announced a new software update for its Eagl...
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Bluebridge weekend Cook Strait sailings cancelled after technical fault
A technical fault has halted sailings on a Cook Strait ferry this weekend, disrupting travel between...
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Mercury Verado V10 powers new performance for Kirby Marine Naiad boats
Kirby Marine says Mercury’s Verado V10 outboards have lifted the performance and handling of its Nai...
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Mercury launches new digital control systems at Miami Boat Show
Mercury reveals new control technologies
Mercury Marine has introduced a group of new helm and prop...
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Political Party warns of ‘perfect storm’ as ferry breakdowns disrupt travel and freight
The Green Party is warning that New Zealand is facing a "perfect storm" of transport disruption afte...
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Pontoon boats and the electric shift
Vision Marine is betting on one of boating’s biggest global segments, but what does that mean for Ne...
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Sailing Zingaro and PredictWind launch new “Playbook” for leveraging modern marine weath...
Leading marine weather forecaster PredictWind has partnered with professional offshore sailor, educa...
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Interislander sailing cancelled after technical fault found
A single return sailing had to be cancelled on the Interislander's Kaiārahi ferry after an intermitt...
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Generate, store, convert, monitor: the Victron ecosystem explained at Auckland Boat Show
Why boat electrics are changing
Electrical systems on boats used to be fairly simple. A bat...
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Honda Heaven
Introduced to New Zealand late last year, there are three engines in the new V6 range – BF200, BF225...
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B&G Zeus SRX chartplotter: a new flagship screen for serious sailing
B&G’s newest chartplotter pairs a large format screen with the NEON operating system, and it wil...
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Simrad NSO 4 lands in New Zealand
Simrad turns 80 this year. Instead of looking back, it has pushed forward with a new f...
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Boost the audio experience with JL Audio AP amplifiers from Garmin
Purpose built for life on the water and beyond, Garmin has announced the new JL Audio ...
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Oceanflo watermakers: a Kiwi-built answer to making fresh water properly at sea
Designed and built in New Zealand, Oceanflo watermakers are focused on efficiency, simplicity, and r...
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Yamaha adds wireless control to Helm Master EX in New Zealand
Yamaha Marine New Zealand has expanded its Helm Master EX system in New Zealand with the release of ...
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Barletta brings Seakeeper Ride stabilisation to pontoon boats
Barletta’s decision to introduce Seakeeper Ride to the pontoon market marks a genuine shift in how t...
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Remigo launches award-winning RemigoOne Neo electric outboard
Remigo has officially launched the RemigoOne Neo, a new-generation electric outboard that has alread...
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Four-year peace of mind as Quick Group unveiled extended Quick Gyro warranty at boot Düsseldorf 2026...
Quick Group has unveiled a new extended warranty programme for its Quick Gyro stabilis...
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B&G expands the Nemesis lineup with new 7 inch sailing display
B&G, the world’s leading sailing electronics manufacturer, has expanded its award winning Nemesi...
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Mobile emergency notification: Just arrived in Paihia
Weather conditions have intensified rapidly across the Northland coast this evening, with severe thu...
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C-MAP updates New Zealand charts to include new Hauraki Gulf protection areas
Digital charting specialist C-MAP has rolled out an update to its New Zealand charts, adding the new...
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Latest MetService weather warnings and watches
This is the latest weather advice from MetService.
A strong and extremely humid northeasterly flo...
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Flite and Axopar reveal a boater focused eFoil board
A new Flite AIR variant aims to make eFoiling simpler, tougher, and more practical from an Axopar.
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200 passengers stranded on Bluebridge ferry overnight
A problem with a Bluebridge ferry has left passengers stranded, with some spending the night berthed...
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