New Zealand Marine News

Russian warship fires on yacht in the English Channel
A couple in their 60s had a terrifying encounter in the English Channel on Tuesd...

Tohatsu announces new Australian and New Zealand distributor agreement with Power Equipment
Tohatsu Corporation, a global leader in innovative marine outboard engines, is p...

Record-breaking year for Freedom Boat Club
Freedom Boat Club, the world's largest boat club and a Brunswick Corporation bra...

Police seek owner of unattended dinghy found at Hihi Beach
Northland Police want to hear from anyone who recognises a small...

Coastguard Houhora pulls off 10-hour overnight rescue 40 miles north of North Cape
A fatigued skipper and seasick crew are safely ashore after Coastguard Houhora c...

Tauranga Boat Sales appointed as New Zealand wide sales consultants for the all-new Caribbean boats ...
Tauranga Boat Sales are honoured to announce the appointment of becoming New Zea...

Tuesday update: Wellington braces ahead of forecast huge swells
We are tracking the latest regarding the weather hitting the Pacific side of the...

Rescue ends transatlantic record bid in world’s smallest ocean-going yacht
Lancashire sailor Andrew Bedwell's attempt to cross the Atlantic in a boat rough...

Great Barrier Island ferry loses both life rafts
Passengers on a ferry sailing from Aotea/Great Barrier Island could only watch...

The Big Swim returns for third year in aid of Coastguard volunteers
Coastguard Tautiaki Moana is calling on Kiwis to get in the water this June, wit...

Vessev announces a new hydrofoiling network in Hobart
Vessev, the New Zealand-based developer of electric passenger vessels, has annou...

Missing man last seen leaving Russell boat in dinghy
Benjamin Barrett lives aboard the vessel Reremoana and was last seen leaving in ...

Waiheke Marina becomes first marina partner for Seakeepers South Pacific
Caring for Kennedy Bay has long been central to Waiheke Marina, and partnering w...

When it mattered: The safety of Graeme Francis and Robbery
When Graeme Francis activated his EPIRB north of the Three Kings Islands in the ...

Night rescue: Boatie found clinging to cushion in icy Lake Wanaka
A Wanaka boatie has been rescued clinging to a seat cushion in near-freezing wat...

Weather: South Island braces for possible floods, warnings for both islands
Incoming heavy rain could be the big...

Nancy ‘Pat’ Clothier, one of New Zealand’s first Wrens, dies at 106
The Royal New Zealand Navy sadly acknowledges the passing of Nancy ‘Pat’ Clothie...

Is this the tragic end of a legend? WWII veteran launch ‘Kuparu’ abandoned off Ninety Mi...
The historic World War II Harbour Defence Motor Launch (HDML) Kuparu is drifting...

Six rescued after vessel capsizes on Whakatāne bar
Six people have been safely rescued after their vessel capsized crossing the Wha...








