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Clown campaign no laughing matter
Monday, 5 May 2014, 1:05 pm | Maritime New Zealand
Maritime New Zealand’s “Clown” lifejacket campaign has won four gold awards for media agency FCB Media at this year’s Communication Agencies Association of New Zealand (CAANZ) Beacon awards. More >>
MNZ spreading the word on safe Easter boating
Sunday, 20 April 2014, 12:28 am | Maritime New Zealand
MNZ spreading the word on safe Easter boating Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) and the New Zealand Police are linking up to spread the word on safety to recreational boaties in the Marlborough Sounds this Easter. Maritime Officers will join the Wellington ... More >>
Solo Canadian sailor rescued from sinking yacht
Tuesday, 8 April 2014, 9:23 am | Maritime New Zealand
A solo Canadian sailor has been rescued from his sinking yacht in rough conditions 1,250 nautical miles (2,300km) north-east of Auckland - about 600nm (1,100km) south of Rarotonga - after a mercy dash by the car-carrier Fidelio. The Rescue Coordination ... More >>
Lifejacket initiative hits the mark with commercial fishers
Tuesday, 1 April 2014, 12:33 pm | Maritime New Zealand
Inflatable lifejackets are changing safety behaviour for commercial fishermen crossing bars on the South Island’s West Coast after a project by Maritime New Zealand, the NZ Shipwreck Welfare Trust and manufacturer Survitec Group. More >>
Searching for missing bi-plane suspended
Tuesday, 1 April 2014, 12:15 pm | Maritime New Zealand
The Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) has suspended the search for a missing home-built aerobatic bi-plane that took off from Ardmore airfield near Auckland on Tuesday 25 March, with a 53-year-old pilot on board. The aircraft disappeared ... More >>
Hunter rescued after night trapped on ledge
Tuesday, 1 April 2014, 11:40 am | Maritime New Zealand
A hunter has been rescued after spending the night on a ledge in Fiordland when he became bluffed – unable to move up or down - early yesterday evening. More >>
Search for missing aircraft – Update 8
Friday, 28 March 2014, 9:20 am | Maritime New Zealand
An RNZAF Iroquois Helicopter will today search the northern end of the Coromandel Peninsula for the missing aircraft which took off from Ardmore airfield, south-east of Auckland at 11.25am on Tuesday. More >>
Search for missing aircraft targets three areas
Thursday, 27 March 2014, 8:12 am | Maritime New Zealand
The search for the missing aircraft which took off from Ardmore airfield, south-east of Auckland at 11.25am on Tuesday will resume today with three different search areas being targeted. More >>
Search for missing aircraft – Update 2
Wednesday, 26 March 2014, 12:58 pm | Maritime New Zealand
The search for a missing aircraft which took off from Ardmore airfield, south-east of Auckland at 11.25am yesterday (25 March 2014) will resume at first light today – approximately 7am. More >>
Search for missing aircraft continues
Wednesday, 26 March 2014, 11:24 am | Maritime New Zealand
Searching has continued today for a missing aircraft which took off from Ardmore airfield, south-east of Auckland at 11.25am yesterday (25 March 2014). More >>
Search for missing aircraft – Update 1
Tuesday, 25 March 2014, 9:00 pm | Maritime New Zealand
The search for a missing aircraft which took off from Ardmore airfield, south east of Auckland at 11.25am today (25 March 2014) will resume tomorrow after no sign of the plane was found today. More >>
Guilty verdicts in Easy Rider prosecution
Wednesday, 19 March 2014, 10:35 am | Maritime New Zealand
Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) has welcomed the guilty verdicts against Gloria Davis and AZ1 Enterprises Limited on charges relating to the sinking of the Easy Rider with the loss of eight lives off Stewart Island in March 2012. More >>
Ukrainian fisherman airlifted to hospital
Tuesday, 11 March 2014, 3:54 pm | Maritime New Zealand
A 41-year-old Ukrainian fisherman with acute appendicitis has been airlifted to Nelson Hospital after falling ill aboard the fishing boat FV Irvinga , 25 nautical miles (46km) north of Farewell Spit today. More >>
American skipper ordered to pay $3000 after incident
Friday, 7 March 2014, 4:02 pm | Maritime New Zealand
The American skipper of a 17m vessel on a round-the-world cruise has been fined $1000 and ordered to pay reparations of $2000 after snagging a family’s fishing craft and dragging it 30m through the water on Waitemata Harbour on 11 January 2014. More >>
Lifejackets saving lives early into new year
Friday, 10 January 2014, 2:13 pm | Maritime New Zealand
Ten days into 2014 and already lifejackets have helped save the lives of at least 11 people. More >>
Santa wears his lifejacket and takes beacon for a safe Xmas
Monday, 23 December 2013, 2:40 pm | Maritime New Zealand
‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse… But down in the South Pole, it was all action stations. At the entrance to Santa’s workshop, the elves were frantically stacking brightly ... More >>
Distress beacon the ideal travel buddy – when registered
Wednesday, 18 December 2013, 12:16 pm | Maritime New Zealand
Anyone fleeing family and friends this Christmas should ensure they take one faithful companion with them – going bush or heading to the boat, an emergency distress beacon could turn out to be their best friend. More >>
Helicopter wreckage found
Monday, 16 December 2013, 9:18 am | Maritime New Zealand
Helicopter wreckage found Searchers yesterday located the wreckage of a Hughes 500 helicopter with a sole occupant at 9.15pm in the Milford Area, in a search coordinated by the Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ). The helicopter was travelling ... More >>
Pumping up inflatable jackets for commercial fishermen
Monday, 9 December 2013, 12:36 pm | Maritime New Zealand
Commercial fishermen crossing West Coat bars to chase tuna this season have no excuse for not wearing lifejackets. A joint initiative by Maritime New Zealand (MNZ), the New Zealand Shipwreck Welfare Trust, and lifejacket manufacturer Survitec Group (makers ... More >>
Lifejackets for Life – MNZ launches new summer campaign
Wednesday, 4 December 2013, 4:08 pm | Maritime New Zealand
Maritime New Zealand’s new advertising campaign harks back to the glory days of 1980s cop shows to show that, like bulletproof vests, lifejackets don’t save people’s lives unless they’re worn. More >>
