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No Excuses’ recreational boaties campaign starting
Wednesday, 13 November 2019, 9:50 am | Maritime New Zealand
Otago’s second annual ‘No Excuses‘ campaign marks two years of remarkable progress in keeping the region’s recreational boaties safe, Maritime New Zealand says. More >>
Water safety for children in Niue
Thursday, 31 October 2019, 3:07 pm | Maritime New Zealand
Some of Niue’s youngest citizens will be the focus of a new community education initiative being delivered through the Pacific Maritime Safety Programme (PMSP). A water safety programme is being launched this week for Niue Primary School students ... More >>
Wellington ferry company fined $380,000 after grounding
Thursday, 31 October 2019, 10:18 am | Maritime New Zealand
The owners and operators of Wellington passenger ferry City Cat , East by West Company Limited, have been fined $380,000 for failing to ensure the safety of passengers and crew on board and other sea-users following an incident where the City Cat grounded ... More >>
Canyoner falls ten meters and is airlifted to safety
Sunday, 27 October 2019, 9:32 am | Maritime New Zealand
Maritime NZ’s Rescue Coordination Centre NZ (RCCNZ) received an SOS alert at 2.20pm today from a canyoning party of ten in the Coromandel Forest Park. The beacon was registered to a local canyoning company. More >>
A distress beacon could save your life this Labour Weekend
Friday, 25 October 2019, 11:45 am | Maritime New Zealand
Maritime NZ’s Rescue Coordination Centre NZ (RCCNZ) is reminding trampers, hunters, climbers and boaties to take a distress beacon when heading out this Labour Day weekend. More >>
No excuses for boaties over Labour Weekend
Friday, 25 October 2019, 10:23 am | Maritime New Zealand
As recreational boaties take to the water in greater numbers over Labour Weekend, harbourmasters and Maritime NZ will be cranking up the ‘No Excuses” campaign to keep people safe on the water. More >>
New boating survey shows no room for complacency
Wednesday, 23 October 2019, 8:24 am | Maritime New Zealand
Research released today, in the middle of Safer Boating Week, shows most recreational boaties continue to be highly safety conscious when they go on the water, but 20% still report that they wear a lifejacket either never, not very often or only some ... More >>
Safer Boating Week Kicks Off After a Tragic Winter
Monday, 21 October 2019, 9:04 am | Maritime New Zealand
New Zealand’s annual Safer Boating Week starts today in the shadow of a record number of recreational boating deaths during the winter months. More >>
Eight trampers rescued overnight from Southern Alps
Saturday, 19 October 2019, 12:03 pm | Maritime New Zealand
Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) received an alert from a Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) at 9.45pm last night with a position near to the Main Huxley Forks Hut in North Otago. The beacon was registered to the University of Otago and ... More >>
Record number of councils join No Excuses campaign
Friday, 11 October 2019, 3:44 pm | Maritime New Zealand
A record 18 harbourmasters around the country are taking part in this year’s ‘No Excuses’ campaign, focusing on recreational boaties who don’t carry or wear lifejackets or whose speed on the water is unsafe. More >>
Maritime sector committed to empowering women
Monday, 7 October 2019, 11:29 am | Maritime New Zealand
The maritime industry in NZ is committed to working to empower women in the industry. More >>
Wreckage of light plane found in Tararuas
Monday, 30 September 2019, 1:23 pm | Maritime New Zealand
Maritime NZ’s Rescue Coordination Centre NZ (RCCNZ) has confirmed that wreckage of the light plane missing in the Tararua mountains has been found and, tragically, the two men on board have not survived. More >>
$17,550 fines for giving false information
Friday, 20 September 2019, 9:31 am | Maritime New Zealand
The Captain and Chief Officer of an Isle of Man flagged bulk carrier, Emile Bulker, gave false information to Maritime NZ after a crewman passed out because of lack of oxygen in the ship’s poorly-ventilated hold. More >>
Yachties Rescued off Niue
Wednesday, 7 August 2019, 9:07 am | Maritime New Zealand
Last night, at 6.15 pm New Zealand time, the Rescue Coordination Centre NZ (RCCNZ) were alerted to a distress call from the vessel Gwendoline 50 nautical miles west of Niue. The yacht was taking on water and sinking after hitting a semi-submerged ... More >>
Two rescued off coast of Niue
Wednesday, 31 July 2019, 1:57 pm | Maritime New Zealand
Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) has overseen the rescue of two people from a catamaran that grounded off Niue’s eastern coast. More >>
Recreational boatie to pay $5,050 after causing collision
Wednesday, 10 July 2019, 9:51 am | Maritime New Zealand
An Auckland recreational boatie, Andrew Douglas Hutchings, has been ordered to pay $5,050 in fines and emotional harm payments after causing a collision on the Waitematā Harbour. Maritime NZ Northern Regional Compliance Manager, Neil Rowarth, said Mr ... More >>
No oil seen at Three Kings Islands
Sunday, 7 July 2019, 11:12 am | Maritime New Zealand
6 JULY 2019 No oil was seen during today’s reconnaissance flight over the Three Kings Islands to investigate a report of oil in the vicinity. On Monday, a fishing vessel reported oil on fishing gear and a small number of seabirds. The results of ... More >>
Tramper airlifted to safety
Friday, 5 July 2019, 5:07 pm | Maritime New Zealand
The Rescue Coordination Centre NZ (RCCNZ) received a signal from a personal locator beacon ( PLB), at 2.31pm this afternoon from a tramper at Outward Bound near Anakiwa, in the Marlborough Sounds. A 59-year old woman with a badly injured ankle required ... More >>
Three Kings Islands – oil not visible in initial aerial view
Wednesday, 3 July 2019, 4:01 pm | Maritime New Zealand
Maritime NZ’s team is continuing to establish information about a small oil spill reported at Three Kings Islands. Initial aerial photos taken by a NZ Defence Force Hercules aircraft on Tuesday over the island didn’t show any visible oil in the ... More >>
Man to be air lifted from fishing vessel at sea
Wednesday, 26 June 2019, 12:54 pm | Maritime New Zealand
The Rescue Coordination Centre NZ (RCCNZ) received a phone call at 10.10 am this morning from a fishing company advising that a large fishing vessel, 30 miles offshore west of Hokitika (West Coast South Island), had a sick crew member onboard. The onboard ... More >>
