Maritime NZ clarifies which operators can carry passengers during the Americas Cup
Source: Maritime New Zealand
Maritime NZ is advising operators intending to carry fare paying passengers to watch the America’s Cup they need to be in...
Maritime NZ to begin consultation on MARPOL Annex VI draft Marine Protection Rules
Source: Maritime New Zealand
New Zealand will soon be joining MARPOL Annex VI, which is part of the IMO (International Maritime Organization) Marine Pollution Convention...
Knowing the risks can avoid dangerous accidents
Source: Maritime New Zealand
Maritime New Zealand says an incident on Lake Wakatipu last year shows how a planned day of fun can go horribly...
Maritime Officers pleased with Cup spectators behaviour
Source: Maritime New Zealand
Maritime Officers policing Auckland boat ramps and marinas during Prada Cup racing have been greatly encouraged by boaties’ attitudes to safety,...
Maritime NZ: Fatigue, losing cell reception, and lack of daylight hidden boating risks
Source: Maritime New Zealand
Fatigue, cell reception and daylight are some boating risks not top of mind for boaties, the latest recreational boating research from...
Maritime NZ supporting agencies in Gulf Livestock 1 incident
Source: Maritime New Zealand
In response to the loss of the Gulf Livestock 1 in international waters south of Japan on September 2, Maritime New...
Easter rescues show being prepared pays off
Source: Maritime New Zealand
This Easter was a busy one for the team at Maritime NZ’s Rescue Coordination Centre NZ (RCCNZ), with a dozen rescue...
Stevedoring company fined $90,000 for dropping excavator overboard
Source: Maritime New Zealand
A Tauranga-based stevedoring company has been ordered to pay a fine of $90,000 and costs of $20,000 for safety failings which...
Maritime Officers Checking Boat Ramps During Pre-Christmas Americas Cup Racing
Source: Maritime New Zealand
Auckland’s recreational boaties going out to watch the America’s Cup yachts racing this week are likely to encounter Maritime Officers making...
Biosecurity company fined $245K after NZ employee injured on international ship outside NZ
Source: Maritime New Zealand
In a significant prosecution, Maritime NZ has held a New Zealand employer accountable for the safety of their employee working outside...
Beacon registrations rise as more Kiwis take to the outdoors
Source: Maritime New Zealand
New data compiled by Maritime NZ’s Rescue Coordination Centre NZ (RCCNZ) shows Kiwis are taking safety seriously as greater numbers head...
Maritime NZ: Survey shows peer pressure still a concern for boaties
Source: Maritime New Zealand
According to the 2021 IPSOS Recreational Boating Survey, telling boaties to slow down, or ease off the beersies, while out on...
