Boats
Business commentator Rebecca Stevenson
Since June 2020 Maritime Border Order came into effect, the Ministry of Health has given more than 100 foreign flagged small vessels permission to arrive in New Zealand, Rebecca asks why?. This… Audio
Trawl fishing to be banned, new protected areas for Hauraki Gulf
Trawl fishing will be largely banned and 18 new protection areas created in the Hauraki Gulf under a proposal released by the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries, David Parker, this morning. The Hauraki… Audio
Hundred year old fishing vessel to sail again
Commodore of the Classic Boat Club of Southland Brian Railton is on a quest to restore a century old fishing boat to its former glory. Brian found the twenty seven foot vessel in Dunedin in a fairly… Audio
The unlikely story behind New Zealand's homegrown superyacht
Large crowds of spectators have been gathering around the Waitemata Harbour to watch America's Cup races - from both the land and the water. Among them is the locally-built 102ft superyacht Pacific… Audio
Kiwi facing intense lockdown conditions in French Guiana
Things have intensified in French Guiana since we last spoke to Nicholas Holmes, with the lockdown extended four weeks and a curfew put in place from 9pm-5am. Those who break the curfew risk a €3750… Audio
New way to stop unwanted biofouling
Electroclear is a start-up company at the University of Auckland using electric fields to deter small marine organisms from settling on boats and underwater structures. Video, Audio
Our Changing World for 18 July 2019
Chris Walker explains how they plan to use electricity to prevent underwater fouling, and DOC announces the results of kakapo paternity testing. Audio
Nearly 100 dead after ferry capsizes in Iraq
An overloaded ferry has capsized in the Tigris River near the Iraqi city of Mosul, killing nearly 100 people. As Reuters' Tamara Lindstom reports, the ferry was packed with people celebrating the… Video, Audio
America's Cup given another $14.5m of ratepayers' money
Auckland councillors have voted to give an extra $14.5 million of ratepayers' money to pay for cost over-runs for construction of the America's Cup village after they were warned it might not go ahead… Audio
Jonathan Gornall: Why I built a boat for my daughter
A life-long love of boats and the sea turned into the perfect way for British journalist Jonathan Gornall to express his overwhelming love for his daughter Phoebe, who has given him a second chance at… Audio
Siblings on trial allegedly linked to Northland boat meth bust
The Crown says the boat that washed up on a beach in Northland with 500 kilograms of methamphetamine onboard led police to investigate dealers including siblings Riki and Chevon Wellington, who are on… Audio
Big boom for marine industry ahead of America's Cup in NZ
Since Auckland last hosted the America's Cup in 2003, boat building has boomed, and at least half a billion dollars is expected to be injected into the marine industry when it hosts the next America's… Audio
Pedal power for new Team NZ boat
The team hopes the use of pedals to power hydraulics will provide more power to the boat's control systems. Audio
Change in the wind for Abel Tasman boaties
The ever growing number of boaties competing for space along the coast of the Abel Tasman National Park might have to be limited by the Tasman District Council. It is now reviewing its moorings plan… Audio
Maritime reminders help reduce deaths at sea
A virtual coastguard that sends boaties safety messages once they've put to sea is cutting deaths at sea and winning advertising awards. We talk to Maritime New Zealand's Pania Shingleton. Audio
Navy vessels in the doldrums
Associate Professor Steven Hoadley discusses how soem New Zealand Navy vessels haven't left port for years. Why do we have them? Audio
Historic Ferry The Kestrel Sinks - Hugh Gladwell
Historic Auckland ferry, The Kestrel, has sunk in its dock at Wynyard Wharf. The one hundred and eleven year old ferry, was one of the foundation vessels of ferry transport in Auckland. Hugh Gladwell… Audio
Boatbuilder and master craftsman, Lionel Jefcoate
When it comes to boat building, Lionel Jefcoate is more than a craftsman, those who've worked with him describe him as an artist. Audio, Gallery
Paddy Macklin: floating anarchist
British adventurer who sailed into the Southern Ocean in mid-winter, a journey he wrote about in his book Captain Bungle's Odyssey: Singlehanded Round the World. Audio
Maatakiwi Wakefield
Maatakiwi Wakefield talks to Wallace about building boats, called mogi, from reeds. They're under construction at Te Matatini. Audio