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Two Heads Better Than One In Raising Jet Boat Safety
Thursday, 1 September 2022, 2:58 pm | Maritime New Zealand
The commercial jet boating industry and Maritime NZ have joined forces to raise safety standards in the sector. The maritime regulator has reviewed and is supporting industry guidance to promote common standards for jet boat maintenance and improve ... More >>
Tauranga Sentencing Highlights Watchkeeping Failures
Friday, 19 August 2022, 10:30 am | Maritime New Zealand
Skippers are being reminded of their watchkeeping responsibilities after a vessel hit rocks at Mt Maunganui, damaging the boat and putting lives at risk. Esmond Kelly O’Reilly was sentenced in the Tauranga District Court this week on a number of ... More >>
Better Response For Distress Beacons In 30m Square Km Of SW Pacific
Tuesday, 16 August 2022, 11:50 am | Maritime New Zealand
Important upgrades at New Zealand’s search and rescue satellite Earth station begin today. The Earth station, halfway between Rotorua and Taupō, is the vital link between our country’s Rescue Coordination Centre NZ (RCCNZ) and the search ... More >>
Skipper Sentenced For Watch-keeping Failings
Friday, 12 August 2022, 10:41 am | Maritime New Zealand
A failure to keep watch has been identified as the reason a vessel ran aground at a sentencing at the Nelson District Court this week. (subs: Friday, Aug 12) Skipper Tony Phillipson has been sentenced under the Maritime Transport Act, after the Mistral ... More >>
Maritime NZ Announces Safer Boating Funding
Monday, 8 August 2022, 11:04 am | Maritime New Zealand
Maritime NZ has announced recipients of the annual Fuel Excise Duty (FED) funding for safer boating initiatives to help reduce fatalities and injuries. In total, 25 projects and initiatives around the country will share $863,000 worth of funding. ... More >>
Southern Alps Plane Crash - Update 5/8
Friday, 5 August 2022, 6:53 am | Maritime New Zealand
A plan to get an Alpine Cliff Rescue team to the site of a down light plane has been put on hold due the weather in the area. The light plane left Franz Josef at about 9 am yesterday morning and was en route to Rangiora. Air Traffic Control notified ... More >>
Multiple Failings Across Two Trips By Fishing Company
Tuesday, 19 July 2022, 9:56 am | Maritime New Zealand
A lack of training, instruction, and supervision for new staff and poor safety practices have been highlighted in the case of a fishing company sentenced recently in the Christchurch District Court. Eureka Fishing Ltd and Hyun Gwan Choi (the husband of ... More >>
Enforceable Undertaking Funds New Fishing Industry Training
Wednesday, 22 June 2022, 9:56 am | Maritime New Zealand
An enforceable undertaking between Maritime NZ and a South Island fishing company and its director is funding training to help reduce the number of collisions involving watch keeping failures. The enforceable undertaking with the fishing company Pegasus ... More >>
Pacific Maritime Safety Programme Funding Approved For Another Four Years
Tuesday, 7 June 2022, 12:25 pm | Maritime New Zealand
New Zealand will continue to support maritime safety in the Pacific through the provision of $12 million funding over the next four years for the Pacific Maritime Safety Programme (PMSP). The programme delivers maritime safety initiatives to seven ... More >>
Maritime NZ Recommends Vessel Checks In June
Friday, 3 June 2022, 10:28 am | Maritime New Zealand
While the weather may not be great on the water in June, Maritime New Zealand says it is the perfect time to prepare your water craft and equipment for when the time is right. "The long weekends coming up - to celebrate Queen’s Birthday and ... More >>
Maritime New Zealand Wants Boaties To Think About Their Responsibilities Every Time They Go Out
Monday, 30 May 2022, 10:04 am | Maritime New Zealand
A Maritime New Zealand prosecution is a timely reminder about how quickly a trip out on the water can turn disastrous. Jae-Ho Huh was sentenced on 27 May in the Auckland District Court after earlier pleading guilty to one charge under the Maritime Transport ... More >>
Knowing The Risks Can Avoid Dangerous Accidents
Thursday, 14 April 2022, 10:25 am | Maritime New Zealand
Maritime New Zealand says an incident on Lake Wakatipu last year shows how a planned day of fun can go horribly wrong, in an instant. A Queenstown man was sentenced this week following the incident in February last year when a child was seriously injured ... More >>
North Cape Operation - Update 6
Tuesday, 22 March 2022, 2:08 pm | Maritime New Zealand
Police divers are this afternoon checking the wreckage of the Enchanter. The vessel sank off North Cape overnight 20/21 March. Five of the 10 on-board were rescued, four died and one is still unaccounted for. An emergency position-indicating radio ... More >>
North Cape Operation - Update Five
Tuesday, 22 March 2022, 9:16 am | Maritime New Zealand
The search for the last missing person from the vessel Enchanter will resume this morning. Five of the 10 people on-board were rescued, while Police have confirmed four people died. Conditions this morning are mixed for searchers, with poor visibility ... More >>
North Cape Operation - Update Four
Monday, 21 March 2022, 7:10 pm | Maritime New Zealand
The search for the final unaccounted for person after a vessel sank off North Cape will resume tomorrow morning. This is an active search for the remaining person unaccounted for, and the rescuers are focused on finding them and will explore every option. ... More >>
North Cape Operation - Update Three
Monday, 21 March 2022, 1:39 pm | Maritime New Zealand
The Rescue Coordination Centre is continuing the search for two missing people in the waters off North Cape. Police have now confirmed the recovery of three deceased people, and our thoughts are with the families impacted by this tragedy. Five have ... More >>
North Cape Operation - Update Two
Monday, 21 March 2022, 9:33 am | Maritime New Zealand
The Rescue Coordination Centre is continuing to search for a number of unaccounted people in the waters off North Cape. An emergency position-indicating radio beacon (EPIRB) was activated by a vessel at about 8pm, Sunday 20 March. Rescue Coordination ... More >>
North Cape Operation
Monday, 21 March 2022, 7:17 am | Maritime New Zealand
The Rescue Coordination Centre is leading a significant operation off North Cape. An emergency position-indicating radio beacon was activated by a vessel at about 8 pm, Sunday 20 March. The rescue is still active, with helicopters searching from ... More >>
Impaired Drivers Have No Place Operating Vessels - Maritime New Zealand
Thursday, 17 March 2022, 4:13 pm | Maritime New Zealand
Following a recent judgment in the Queenstown District Court, Maritime New Zealand is reinforcing the message that those impaired with drugs and alcohol have no place being behind the wheel. This comes after a tourism operator and the driver were sentenced ... More >>
Maritime New Zealand Aware Of Potential Cook Strait Crossing
Thursday, 24 February 2022, 3:39 pm | Maritime New Zealand
Maritime New Zealand alongside several other partner agencies is closely monitoring plans by a group to cross the Cook Strait, from Picton to Wellington. It is believed the group connected to the parliamentary protest is planning on making the voyage ... More >>
