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  Fatal glider crash
A 59-year-old man has died after his glider crashed into hills in the Wilkins Ri...
Friday, 21 December 2007

Changes to make Urenui River safer
Swimmers and other users of the lower Urenui River should be made safer this sum...
Thursday, 20 December 2007

 
RCCNZ monitoring kayakers
The Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) is continuing to monitor the...
Wednesday, 19 December 2007

Alvei found
The overdue sailing ship Alvei has been located approximately 760km north of ...
Thursday, 6 December 2007

Two aircraft in search for overdue sailing ship
A Royal New Zealand Airforce Orion and a specially outfitted Piper Chieftain sea...
Thursday, 6 December 2007

Orion to join search for overdue sailing ship
A Royal New Zealand Airforce Orion will tomorrow (Thursday 6 December) join the...
Wednesday, 5 December 2007

RCCNZ step up alert for sailing ship
Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) has launched into an Alert Phase ...
Wednesday, 5 December 2007

KALEPI Update
Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) has advised that the rescue of a ...
Tuesday, 4 December 2007

Orion search finds Tongan vessel
An Airforce Orion has found the Tongan fishing vessel Kalepi which was reported ...
Tuesday, 4 December 2007

Time running out to fit stronger heavy vehicle lashing points
Some heavy freight vehicles face being turned away from Cook Strait ferries and ...
Tuesday, 4 December 2007

Orion to Search for Tongan vessel
Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) is this morning sending an Airfor...
Tuesday, 4 December 2007

New Zealand strengthens international maritime role
Pacific nations will have a stronger voice on global maritime issues, thanks to ...
Wednesday, 28 November 2007

Successful rescue following microlight crash
Rescue Coordination Centre NZ (RCCNZ) has directed the successful rescue of a 64...
Sunday, 25 November 2007

Skipper Charged
A court will decide whether the skipper of a boat on which his two children died...
Friday, 9 November 2007

Yachts out of distress
Two yachts at the centre of search and rescue operations early today are no long...
Tuesday, 6 November 2007

Busy morning for rescuers
Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) received its first distress call ...
Tuesday, 6 November 2007

Fuel problem cause of power loss
A fuel problem has been determined as the cause of the container ship MSC Edith ...
Monday, 5 November 2007

Vessel heading for port
The container ship MSC Edith has now restored engine power and is making its w...
Friday, 2 November 2007

Vessel making progress on repairs
The container ship MSC Edith is making steady progress on repairs after losing...
Friday, 2 November 2007

MNZ seeks conclusive spill results
Oil was discovered along a 10km stretch of coastline on 23 October north and s...
Friday, 2 November 2007

RCCNZ assisting vessel
Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) is assisting a container ship whi...
Friday, 2 November 2007

Four survive air crash
The Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) has confirmed that the fou...
Saturday, 27 October 2007

MNZ supporting spill response
Maritime New Zealand’s Marine Pollution Response Service (MPRS) is working clo...
Thursday, 25 October 2007

RCCNZ responding to Tongan beacon alert
The Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) is coordinating the search ...
Thursday, 25 October 2007

Tramper rescued following second beacon alert
Rescuers have successfully responded to two emergency radio beacon alerts les...
Friday, 12 October 2007

Hewitt to front new maritime safety campaign
Navy-trained diver Rob Hewitt, who survived four days and three nights alone an...
Friday, 12 October 2007

Emergency beacon found
An emergency locator beacon detected in the Hollyford Valley yesterday has been...
Friday, 12 October 2007

Air search for beacon to continue
An aerial search for the source of an emergency locator beacon detected in the ...
Friday, 12 October 2007

Search for beacon to continue at first light
The search for the source of an emergency locator beacon detected in the Hollyf...
Thursday, 11 October 2007

Search for beacon underway
Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RRCNZ) is coordinating the search for t...
Thursday, 11 October 2007

Te Atatu pupils focus on maritime environment
Te Atatu school children will get a fresh insight into challenges to our marit...
Monday, 17 September 2007

Mt Cook plane crash: survivors named
Two men who survived a plane crash in Mount Cook’s Gammock Range yesterday have...
Monday, 27 August 2007

Mt Cook plane crash: second survivor airlifted out
Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) can confirm the pilot of the lig...
Sunday, 26 August 2007

Plane crash: Searchers find one passenger at hut
Searchers have found one person alive from the missing light airplane reported ...
Sunday, 26 August 2007

Search for missing aircraft underway
Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) has launched a search for a miss...
Sunday, 26 August 2007

Port Taranaki achieves first in harbour safety
Port Taranaki has become the first in the country to receive official recogniti...
Thursday, 16 August 2007

Sinking Fishing Boat Beached in Northland
A sinking fishing boat with three people on board has been deliberately beached ...
Saturday, 11 August 2007

Tongan fishing vessel rescued and under tow
Rescuers have successfully reached a fishing vessel in trouble off the coast of ...
Thursday, 2 August 2007

Update on Tongan rescue response
Rescue Coordination Centre NZ (RCCNZ) is coordinating the rescue of the four To...
Wednesday, 1 August 2007

Beacon speeds up rescue response
Rescue Coordination Centre NZ (RCCNZ) is co-ordinating the rescue of four Tonga...
Tuesday, 31 July 2007

Reminder that flares aren’t fireworks
TThe irresponsible use of distress flares has cost a Nelson boatie more than $11...
Thursday, 26 July 2007

Conviction for non-reporting welcomed
Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) welcomes the conviction of a former ferry master fou...
Monday, 23 July 2007

Maritime NZ to investigate incident
Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) will investigate an accident in which a fisherman lo...
Monday, 9 July 2007

Taharoa Express heading back to Taharoa
The 275 metre bulk iron sand carrier Taharoa Express,...
Sunday, 8 July 2007

Taharoa Express back on even keel
Efforts to correct the listing bulk iron sand carrier Taharoa Express have been...
Wednesday, 4 July 2007

List reduced on Taharoa Express
The angle of list affecting the bulk iron sand carrier Taharoa Express has now b...
Friday, 29 June 2007

Lengthy process to right listing ship
Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) has been advised that the operation to right the lis...
Wednesday, 27 June 2007

Operation to right listing ship continues
Slow and steady progress is being made to right the listing bulk iron sand carr...
Tuesday, 26 June 2007

Operation to right listing ship continues
The operation to right the listing bulk iron sand carrier Taharoa Express is co...
Monday, 25 June 2007

Taharoa Express - lengthy operation
The listing bulk iron sand carrier Taharoa Express, anchored in Tasman Bay, h...
Sunday, 24 June 2007

Update on Taharoa Express
The bulk iron sand carrier Taharoa Express is currently heading towards Nelson ...
Friday, 22 June 2007

Carrier making steady progress
Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) is closely tracking the progress of the bulk carrier...
Friday, 22 June 2007

Helicopter Rescue In South Island
Two people have been rescued from a helicopter which crashed on Braemar Station...
Saturday, 16 June 2007

Dinghy prosecution welcomed
Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) welcomes the conviction of a Hawkes Bay man after h...
Wednesday, 13 June 2007

Search for missing man suspended
The search for a Hawkes Bay man missing in a dinghy off the Napier Coast has bee...
Saturday, 9 June 2007

Update on search for missing man
The search for a Hawkes Bay man missing in a dinghy off the Napier Coast has b...
Friday, 8 June 2007

Move to crack down on skippers operating outside safe limits
Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) is to work with the Ministry of Fisheries and the fis...
Friday, 8 June 2007

Search continues for missing dinghy
The Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) is continuing to coordinate t...
Friday, 8 June 2007

Search for missing man to continue at first light
The search for the occupant of a dinghy missing off the coast of Napier will co...
Thursday, 7 June 2007

Search for dinghy occupant underway
The Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) is leading the search for th...
Thursday, 7 June 2007

Beacon leads rescuers to trampers
A search and rescue operation launched by Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealan...
Friday, 11 May 2007

Mi Jay sentencing sends strong message
Maritime New Zealand says the sentencing today of the owner of the fishing vesse...
Monday, 30 April 2007

Search for man overboard unsuccessful
The search for a 54-year-old crewman missing overboard from a Korean fishing ve...
Wednesday, 25 April 2007

No sign of man overboard
There has been no sign of a 54-year-old crewman missing overboard from a Korean...
Wednesday, 25 April 2007

Search continues for man overboard
At about 6pm this evening Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) receive...
Tuesday, 24 April 2007

Search on for man overboard
Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) is responding to a man overboard...
Tuesday, 24 April 2007

Fishing practice raises concern
Maritime New Zealand is warning people taking part in a relatively new fishing m...
Thursday, 12 April 2007

Injured tramper taken to safety
A tramper with a broken collar bone is on his way to Nelson Hospital after being...
Saturday, 7 April 2007

Wreckage found from missing yacht
Wreckage from a multi-hulled vessel has been found on Uonuku Island, halfway b...
Tuesday, 27 March 2007

Medical assistance for solo yachtsman
The Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) has successfully coordinated ...
Sunday, 11 March 2007

Rescue of solo yachtsman underway
The Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) is coordinating the rescue o...
Sunday, 11 March 2007

Walara-K Search & Rescue Update
Altair III, which is Walara-K’s sister vessel, is due to arrive in the area soon...
Wednesday, 7 March 2007

Walara-K Search & Rescue Update
The Walara-K crew have been spotted floating in a liferaft by the Phillips Rescu...
Wednesday, 7 March 2007

Search & Rescue off New Plymouth Coast
Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) is coordinating a search and resc...
Wednesday, 7 March 2007

Wreckage found from missing yacht
Wreckage from a multi-hulled vessel has been found on Uonuku Island, halfway b...
Monday, 26 February 2007

Injured tramper taken to safety in Nelson
A 54-year-old male tramper has been taken to Nelson Hospital after breaking hi...
Thursday, 15 February 2007

Kaiko Maru no longer in distress
Rescue Coordination Centre NZ (RCCNZ) has spoken further to the Master of a Ja...
Monday, 12 February 2007

Southern Ocean collision being investigated
Rescue Coordination Centre NZ (RCCNZ) is trying to gather more information about...
Monday, 12 February 2007

Search for missing kayaker suspended
The missing Australian trans-Tasman kayaker whose upturned kayak was recovered ...
Monday, 12 February 2007

Search to resume for kayaker
Rescue Coordination Centre NZ (RCCNZ) will continue searching this morning for ...
Monday, 12 February 2007

Extensive search for kayaker
Despite an extensive three day search covering over 60,000 square nautical mile...
Sunday, 11 February 2007

Extensive search for kayaker
Despite an extensive three day search covering over 6,000 square nautical miles...
Sunday, 11 February 2007

Search for kayaker continues
The extensive aerial search for missing trans-Tasman kayaker Andrew McAuley is ...
Sunday, 11 February 2007

Upturned kayak found
An upturned and empty kayak has been recovered from the sea approximately 40 na...
Saturday, 10 February 2007

Upturned kayak found
An upturned and empty kayak has been recovered from the sea approximately 40 na...
Saturday, 10 February 2007

Update on Milford search
The Rescue Coordination Centre NZ (RCCNZ) have reviewed information to hand and...
Saturday, 10 February 2007

Concern for kayaker's safety
Rescue Coordination Centre NZ (RCCNZ) has initiated a search and rescue respons...
Saturday, 10 February 2007

Missing crew found
The two missing crew from the Farley Mowat have been found safe and well....
Friday, 9 February 2007

Two Farley Mowat crew missing
Rescue Coordination Centre NZ (RCCNZ) is coordinating a search and rescue opera...
Friday, 9 February 2007

Help for 13 crew aboard yacht
Rescue Coordination Centre NZ has this morning been coordinating a rescue for th...
Monday, 5 February 2007

Search called off at Lake Waikaree
Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) has this morning called off a se...
Monday, 29 January 2007

Search suspended at Lake Waikare
Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ), who is coordinating a search on...
Sunday, 28 January 2007

Lowest fatality rate ever
The 16 ship-related fatalities recorded in 2006 by Maritime New Zealand containe...
Wednesday, 17 January 2007

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