Safety & Education

With summer approaching and thousands of New Zealanders preparing to get back out on the water, boaties considering...

The Tasman Bay unit took three of the seven national titles at Coastguard Tautiaki Moana’s Volunteer Excellence Awards...

New Zealand’s recreational marine industry will gain two linked conformance and registration services in November 2026, giving boat...

Six volunteers from the country’s northernmost Coastguard unit travelled more than 50 nautical miles to a trailer boat...

Five people were rescued from the water in the Hauraki Gulf last night after their boat sank near...

Boating NZ tracked two helicopters flying the coast either side of Waihi Beach around midnight, as police searched...

Boaties crossing the Mangawhai bar can now use dedicated VHF Channel 74 to log trip reports and request...

Coastguard Gisborne volunteers spent 11 hours helping an injured skipper return to port through rough seas. Māhia yacht...

Carolyn Tapley, a volunteer with Coastguard Canterbury and board member of Coastguard New Zealand, has received a 2026...