Cyclone Tam was named by the Fijian Meteorology Service late on April 15 and is now a Category 1 storm with gale force winds around the centre. Category 1 is...

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,...

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...

All New Zealand biosecurity requirements for the topside of vessels and for biofouling are contained in this updated Craft Risk Management Standard (CRMS) for Vessels (2023) which came into force...