Boating Press Releases

Coastguard’s Northern Region is launching its inaugural Lifejacket Awareness Day on October 30th to tackle the high number of drownings in the area.

Christchurch City Holdings (a major shareholder of Lyttelton Port Company) advises that it is in principle supportive of a proposed merger with Port of Otago.

5500 cruise passengers will sail into Auckland on 3 official Rugby World Cup 2011 cruise ships.

The Government is supporting a temporary entertainment facility and cruise ship terminal at Queens Wharf for the Rugby World Cup celebrations.

The missing yacht Tafadzwa was boarded but the skipper, Paul van Rensburg was not found.

Maritime NZ says the sentencing of a skipper who drove his launch into a trimaran with a family on board highlights the importance of keeping a proper lookout.