Increased Drug Trafficking Across the South Pacific A search of the Internet finds many current stories from media in Australia, New Zealand and Fiji about the escalating drug crisis in...

International Operation Seizes Tonnes of Cocaine The six-week Operation Orion involving agencies from 62 countries, stopped six semi-submersible vessels and seized 225 tonnes of cocaine. One of the vessels was...

New Zealand Registered Vessels Anyone intending to take a New Zealand-flagged recreational boat overseas must now complete an application for an International Voyage Certificate (IVC pleasure craft) from Maritime NZ,...

Normal Tropical Season Predicted Tropical Cyclones* have a significant impact across the Southwest Pacific, with the season starting in November and lasting through to April of the following year. For...

How to identify and detect marine pests Source: Marine Pests NZ The upper North Island, including the regions of Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Gisborne, Bay of Plenty and Hawke’s Bay is...

New Zealand Traveller Declaration New Zealand now has a digital arrival declaration for travellers arriving into New Zealand. The New Zealand Traveller Declaration (NZTD) system collects travel, customs, immigration and...