Keep up to date with all the marine industry news from New Zealand.
New Zealand-based Sealegs International, a manufacturer of amphibious boats, is relocating a portion of its manufacturing operations to Malaysia. The firm says this move comes as the result of a comprehensive evaluation of factors, primarily driven by the need to address increased manufacturing costs in New Zealand following the Covid-19 pandemic. Sealegs CEO, David McKee […]
German boatbuilder ASTenders has appointed Carbon Yachts as its exclusive distributor in Australia and New Zealand. This partnership brings ASTenders’ high-performance carbon-fibre dinghy tenders from Germany to the Australian and New Zealand markets, including the 340 Revolve with its Mitek electric engine system, capable of reaching a top speed of 25 knots and a range […]
Organisers of the Auckland Boat Show have opened ticket sales for the 2024 edition, which takes place from 14-17 March as part of the city’s inaugural Moana Auckland festival. New Zealand’s largest boat show returned in 2023 after three successive Covid-related cancellations between 2020 and 2022. The annual four-day Auckland Boat Show hosts launches from […]
New Zealand’s Millennium Cup, the South Pacific’s longest-running superyacht regatta, is moving from the Bay of Islands to the city of Auckland next year, organisers have confirmed. Auckland is around 200 kilometres south of the Bay of Islands and is more accessible to superyacht owners who may be flying in for the event. MIN reported […]
New Zealand-based HamiltonJet, a leader in waterjet technology, is unveiling a new range of high-efficiency waterjets, starting with the LTX36 model. Optimised for medium and low speed operation, HamiltonJet says it has produced the first waterjet to rival the energy efficiency and bollard pull of the best propeller-based systems between zero and 30 knots. The company says […]
New Zealand distributor of marine products and systems, Lusty & Blundell (L&B), has expanded showroom manager Liam Clark’s role into the crucial area of technical sales. Based at L&B’s head office in Albany, on Auckland’s north shore, Liam’s key area of focus will be Raymarine’s marine electronics. An avid boater, Clark joined L&B in 2018 […]
The highly successful Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show 2023 has again proved how much Kiwis love their boating and fishing, organisers say. Despite concerns about the state of the economy and a fairly scary weather forecast, organisers say the public flocked to the show, with almost 32,000 paying visitors hitting the event. Boat Show awards […]
Emirates Team New Zealand (ETNZ) is purchasing a renewed fleet of ten Elliott 7 yachts for the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS) Mastercard Youth Training Programme (YTP) and Performance programme. The RNZYS Mastercard Youth Training scheme started in 1987 and is now in its 36th year. Over 1,200 youths have graduated through the programme […]
A lone sailor has been rescued from a catamaran after his anchor broke and he drifted out to sea close to the centre of Cyclone Gabrielle, which is currently causing devastation in New Zealand. The Royal New Zealand Navy frigate HMNZS Te Mana dispatched a seaboat amid severe storm conditions to conduct the successful rescue […]
New Zealand’s navy has intercepted a record-breaking haul of cocaine floating in international waters in the Pacific Ocean. The country says the haul was likely bound for Australia and would have ‘supplied the country for a year’. With an estimated worth of NZ$500m (US$315m, AU$456m), the 3.2-tonne haul is the largest ever seizure of illicit […]
A Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) lifeguard has been putting his lifesaving skills to use in New Zealand following devastating floods. Harry Barea was working for Surf Lifesaving New Zealand as a lifeguard on the North Island during the RNLI’s off-season when the city of Auckland declared a state of emergency after floods sparked chaos […]