The Department of Conservation’s marine technical advisor, Hannah Hendriks, says DOC has received numerous complaints from the public about boaties and jet skiers getting too close to marine mammals.
“This
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Auckland’s Wooden Boat Festival to showcase 160+ vessels
From tiny model boats, perfect in every detail through to a steam tug that helped build the Auckland Harbour Bridge, to our most famous race yachts: more than 160 boats will be on display at Jellicoe Harbour
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Mercury Racing introduces new 60 APX competition outboard
Mercury Racing has introduced the 60 APX outboard motor as the latest addition to its portfolio of Apex pure competition outboards designed for closed-course circuit racing.
The 60 APX was revealed at
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Kiwis finish third, Aussies claim first win at New Zealand SailGP
New Zealand has finished third on Sydney Harbour at the SailGP while Australia sailed away with the win – their first of the season – after going neck and neck with Denmark for most of the
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Rocky Escape: Police Scale Up Warnings To Stay Safe
Just before 2 am on Friday the 16th of February, Police received a report of a person stuck on the rocks at Bethells Beach.
The Police Eagle helicopter was deployed and observed the fisherman, who
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The Police Eagle helicopter was deployed and observed the fisherman, who
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SLSNZ Urges Public To Swim Between Flags Following Rescues
Surf Lifesaving NZ (SLSNZ) has once again highlighted the importance of understanding the conditions and understanding your limits, as well as swimming between the red and yellow flags while out swimming
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Gritty Sailors Unfazed by Choppy Seas at 184th Anniversary Regatta
Rough conditions for the 184th Oceanbridge Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta this month sent many of the keelboat entrants packing. But the high winds, at times gusting 25 knots or more, weren’t enough
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Record fleet marks milestone anniversary for New Zealand’s premier big boat regatta
Despite entry numbers dwindling in the wake of Covid, the list of entrants for the annual sailing event tipped over the milestone 100 mark on Tuesday, with several late entries received before registration
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Call for road safety-esque campaign for water safety
This comes after annual statistics were released on Tuesday, which showed 90 people died in preventable drownings last year, only slightly down from the 94 deaths recorded in 2022, but still above the
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Skipper slammed for plowing into protected seabirds
An Auckland man has been fined $2500 after he was prosecuted for deliberately skippering a speedboat through a flock of protected seabirds, and then sharing a video of the incident on social media.
Matthew
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