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Maritime NZ We're New Zealand's national maritime regulatory, compliance and response agency. CLEAN: Our marine environment is clean and protected.

SAFE, SECURE, CLEAN

All of New Zealand benefits when our maritime environment is safe, secure and clean. As the national maritime regulatory, compliance and response agency, Maritime NZ’s vision is: a maritime community that works and plays safely and securely on clean waters. Our mission is: to strive to be a professional, evidence-based, intelligence-led, risk-focused regulatory, compliance and

response agency. SAFE: Our maritime system supports, encourages and requires strong safety standards and behaviours. SECURE: Our maritime system protects people and goods from unlawful actions as they move across domestic and international waters.

Even a short walk can quickly go wrong. Being prepared makes all the difference. A hiker and her three children were bro...
10/09/2026

Even a short walk can quickly go wrong. Being prepared makes all the difference.

A hiker and her three children were brought to safety this week after a short walk near Kaweka Falls turned into a near 24-hour rescue in tough conditions.

The woman suffered an injury that left her unable to walk. She was carrying an emergency satellite device, which meant that she could seek assistance.

The Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) were able to contact both the hiker’s emergency contacts and the hiker herself to understand the plan for the hike and who was in her group.

Initial planning involved flying a helicopter to the group, but this was prevented by poor weather. Working with police, RCCNZ decided to send in a Hawke’s Bay based Land Search and Rescue (LandSAR) team on foot. In a challenging process, they were able to stretcher the injured woman through the night to a nearby hut.

When the weather improved the following day, an aeromedical helicopter picked the mother and her children up, taking them to hospital and safety.

The New Zealand Defence Force flew the rescue team out after a hard 24 hours.

This incident highlights the value of having a device that can call for help and show responders where you are.

Even on a short walk, make sure you know the route, check the weather, pack for the unexpected, share your plans, and take a registered personal locator beacon.

A big thank you to everyone involved in the response, including Hawke’s Bay New Zealand Police, Land Search & Rescue New Zealand, the Taupō and Hastings rescue helicopters, and the New Zealand Defence Force.

For more information on beacons, head to https://beacons.org.nz/

In seconds, wind conditions on the water can turn unforgiving. Strong winds and bigger swells can turn an easy trip dang...
08/09/2026

In seconds, wind conditions on the water can turn unforgiving. Strong winds and bigger swells can turn an easy trip dangerous fast. Don’t bet your life, boaties. If in doubt, don’t go out.

06/09/2026

Alongside our safer boating partners, we are driven to help people come home safely from a day out on the water.

Every year about 1.7 million people in New Zealand get out on the water for a range of activities and on boats, kayaks, and jet skis.

Tragically, every year about 17 people do not come home to their friends and family.

Together, we have unveiled our latest Recreational Craft Harm Prevention Strategy for the next five years.

Hear from Water Safety New Zealand Chief Executive Officer Glen Scanlon about his vision for the strategy.

“What we’re most looking forward to is working really hard with people across the sector, and the Strategy is going to be a great way to do that. [It will] will help us to ensure that drownings reduce – that’s the big goal, fewer New Zealanders dying when they just don’t need to on the water.”

Check out the strategy here: https://lnkd.in/gmxxJfax

Merchant Navy Day honours the seafarers who kept New Zealand connected during war and conflict. The national commemorati...
02/09/2026

Merchant Navy Day honours the seafarers who kept New Zealand connected during war and conflict.

The national commemoration at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park in Wellington today will honour the courage and sacrifice of New Zealand’s Merchant Navy seafarers.

Merchant Navy Day is marked on 3 September each year to commemorate the anniversary of the 1939 sinking of the British passenger liner Athenia, the first Allied merchant ship lost in the Second World War.

Merchant ships carried troops, food, fuel, raw materials, and military supplies across dangerous sea routes during wartime.

This year's ceremony will highlight the contribution of women who worked aboard merchant vessels.

The commemoration will also acknowledge the 75th anniversary of the loss of the troopship Wahine on 15 August 1951. The Wahine was carrying New Zealand personnel destined for service in Korea when it was wrecked in the Arafura Sea, north of Australia.

Find out more about the event on the Ministry for Culture and Heritage’s website: https://www.mch.govt.nz/news/merchant-navy-day-2026-honouring-seafarers-who-kept-new-zealand-connected

📸: Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Winter is the perfect storm for things going bad quick. Bar crossings become more unpredictable. And conditions can chan...
01/09/2026

Winter is the perfect storm for things going bad quick. Bar crossings become more unpredictable. And conditions can change in seconds. Going out there to catch kai isn’t worth it if you might not make it home. If in doubt, don’t go out.

31/08/2026

Alongside our safer boating partners, we are driven to help people come home safely from a day out on the water.

Every year about 1.7 million people in New Zealand get out on the water for a range of activities and on boats, kayaks, and jet skis.
Tragically, every year about 17 people do not come home to their friends and family.

Together, we have unveiled our latest Recreational Craft Harm Prevention Strategy for the next five years.

Hear from Coastguard New Zealand Chief Executive Officer Carl McOnie about his vision for the strategy.

“For Coastguard the Recreational Craft Harm Prevention Strategy is our way of connecting with the wider sector as we look to bring New Zealanders home in a safe manor, knowing full well that people get into trouble.

“Things go wrong, but when they do go wrong, we want people to come home safely. For Coastguard, we don’t like the idea of bringing people home where we can see that good safety and prevention initiatives could have meant that the result is a lot happier.”

Check out the strategy here: https://lnkd.in/gmxxJfax

Going out there to catch kai isn’t worth it if you might not make it home. Come home safe this winter boaties. If in dou...
25/08/2026

Going out there to catch kai isn’t worth it if you might not make it home. Come home safe this winter boaties. If in doubt, don’t go out.

Meet the five newest members of the team at our Rescue Coordination Centre. Following a rigorous three-month training co...
24/08/2026

Meet the five newest members of the team at our Rescue Coordination Centre.

Following a rigorous three-month training course, Brad, Jim, Claire, Clare and Adrian are now reporting for duty.

RCCNZ coordinates search and rescue operations across one of the world’s largest search and rescue regions, spanning about 30 million square kilometres.

The new Search and Rescue Officers bring experience from a range of backgrounds and careers including the Australian Navy, Coastguard, emergency medicine, and with LandSAR.

Welcome aboard!

⚓ Use your maritime expertise to help shape the future of New Zealand's maritime system and keep people safe on our wate...
20/08/2026

⚓ Use your maritime expertise to help shape the future of New Zealand's maritime system and keep people safe on our waters.

We’re looking for an experienced senior mariner to join our Occupations & Third-Party Oversight team as Principal Advisor Occupations.

This is an opportunity to influence the maritime sector, provide expert advice, mentor others, and contribute to work that helps prevent harm, save lives and secure New Zealand's future.

If you've built your career at sea and are looking for a role where your knowledge and experience can make a difference across the wider maritime system, we'd love to hear from you.

Applications close 5pm, Tuesday 25 August.

Find out more and apply here: https://careers.maritimenz.govt.nz/jobdetails/ajid/A2In7/Principal-Advisor-Occupations,9310.html

⚓ Supporting Pacific partners with maritime safetyRepresentatives from Maritime NZ and the New Zealand Ministry of Forei...
20/08/2026

⚓ Supporting Pacific partners with maritime safety

Representatives from Maritime NZ and the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade are in Apia this week working with delivery partners for the next phase of the Pacific Maritime Safety Programme.

The PMSP was established in 2012 aimed at supporting Pacific states to improve maritime safety through capability building initiatives.

Our team held planning sessions with maritime administrations and key stakeholders in Samoa and Tokelau to better understand the operating environment, challenges, and priorities facing our Pacific partners. These discussions helped identify strategic priorities and key deliverables to support safe, reliable, and sustainable maritime transport over the next five years.

Key areas of focus included the strengthening of regulatory frameworks and oversight and building capability and resilience across the Samoa and Tokelau maritime sectors.

The PMSP is an MFAT programme, funded through the International Development Cooperation programme and delivered by Maritime NZ.

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