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Firm prosecuted after tank explosion
Friday, 25 November 2016, 11:34 am | Maritime New Zealand
A Tasman Bay engineering operator has been convicted, and ordered to undertake 100 hours community work and pay $12,000 reparation to an employee who was seriously injured, after the fuel tank on a tourist launch exploded during a welding repair. ... More >>
All lighthouses and maritime radio functioning well
Friday, 18 November 2016, 3:33 pm | Maritime New Zealand
Maritime NZ has confirmed that all six lighthouses and the maritime radio network on the earthquake affected areas of the North and South Island coasts are functioning normally. More >>
International recognition for RCCNZ teamwork
Friday, 11 November 2016, 9:51 am | Maritime New Zealand
The Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) has been shortlisted for an international maritime rescue award for its teamwork. More >>
Helicopter crash north of Whangarei
Monday, 31 October 2016, 4:08 pm | Maritime New Zealand
The wreckage of a commercial helicopter has been located in Glenbervie Forest, north of Whangarei. More >>
Advertising effectiveness awards for safer boating campaign
Wednesday, 26 October 2016, 2:04 pm | Maritime New Zealand
Maritime NZ’s innovative safer boating campaign has picked up four more New Zealand Effie advertising awards for its “Get it on or it’s no good” lifejacket campaign. More >>
Beacons make for busy Labour Weekend for RCCNZ
Tuesday, 25 October 2016, 11:16 am | Maritime New Zealand
A busy weekend of rescues managed by the Rescue Coordination Centre NZ highlights the benefits of carrying distress beacons. More >>
Mother and sons rescued from Tararuas
Saturday, 22 October 2016, 8:03 pm | Maritime New Zealand
Mother and sons rescued from Tararuas 22 October 2016 A mother and her two sons, aged 10 and 12, have been rescued after spending the night in the open in cold, wet conditions in the Tararua Ranges. The Rescue Coordination Centre NZ (RCCNZ) received ... More >>
‘No excuses’ fines for no lifejackets and speeding boats
Thursday, 20 October 2016, 11:03 am | Maritime New Zealand
As part of Safer Boating Week (October 14-21), Maritime NZ and Regional Councils have announced eight councils will be trialing a “no excuses” policy for recreational boaties not carrying or wearing lifejackets and those who speed on the water. More >>
Big spike in boating numbers brings important safety message
Wednesday, 19 October 2016, 9:56 am | Maritime New Zealand
New research released today during Safer Boating Week (October 14-21) suggests 51 percent of New Zealanders might have taken to the water in recreational boats last summer (2015-16). More >>
Everywhere you go, always take the weather with you
Tuesday, 18 October 2016, 10:43 am | Maritime New Zealand
Bob Dylan may have just won a Nobel Prize for Literature but when it comes to safer boating advice, you’re far better off with Kiwi music legend Neil Finn. More >>
$470,000 for safer boating grants
Monday, 17 October 2016, 11:05 am | Maritime New Zealand
As part of Safer Boating Week (October 14-21) Maritime NZ has announced $470,000 dollars in grants – a major increase in national funding for recreational boating programmes, More >>
New boating safety videos and guide
Saturday, 15 October 2016, 10:02 pm | Maritime New Zealand
As part of Safer Boating Week (October 14-21) the first of three new safer boating videos and a new safety guide were launched today (Saturday October 15). The Chair of the Safer Boating Forum*, Maritime NZ Deputy Director Lindsay Sturt, said the ... More >>
Safer Boating Week begins today
Friday, 14 October 2016, 11:22 am | Maritime New Zealand
To highlight the tragedy of those who die in recreational boating accidents, the Safer Boating Forum* traditionally starts Safer Boating Week (October 14-21) with a wharf jump in Wellington, and this year also in Auckland. More >>
International convention will make fishing safer
Monday, 10 October 2016, 11:37 am | Maritime New Zealand
New Zealand is adopting international rules on certification for commercial fishermen, aimed at making fishing safer and ensuring New Zealand fishers will have their tickets recognised internationally. More >>
Ring-fencing goes live
Friday, 30 September 2016, 12:58 pm | Maritime New Zealand
Seafarers can now ring-fence most old and legacy tickets - for free - keeping them valid for life without the cost of moving into the new seafarer certification framework, SeaCert. More >>
Maritime VHF radio delivered to yacht Luna
Thursday, 22 September 2016, 5:33 pm | Maritime New Zealand
The Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) is delivering a maritime VHF radio to the skipper of the yacht Luna , which had been the subject of a search and rescue operation. More >>
Missing yacht Luna found
Thursday, 22 September 2016, 4:57 pm | Maritime New Zealand
The 22-foot yacht Luna missing off the east coast of the North Island has been found by a Royal New Zealand Air Force helicopter. More >>
Have you seen the missing yacht Luna?
Thursday, 22 September 2016, 11:39 am | Maritime New Zealand
The Rescue Coordination Centre (RCCNZ) is asking the public for information about an overdue 22-foot yacht, Luna . More >>
Small maritime businesses getting bigger
Thursday, 15 September 2016, 9:29 am | Maritime New Zealand
The first report of its kind shows New Zealand’s small businesses (0-19 employees) engaged in fishing, off-shore aquaculture, and water transport are small but starting to get bigger. More >>
Two men rescued from upturned Chatham Islands fishing boat
Sunday, 4 September 2016, 6:21 pm | Maritime New Zealand
It took just 27 minutes for two men to be rescued from an upturned Chatham Islands commercial fishing vessel 1.8km south of Pitt Island this morning after they activated a distress beacon (Saturday, 3 September). The two crew of the 11m Flynny set off ... More >>
