8+ hour, 4+ min ago   (147+ words) ZGyro is gaining strong momentum across Australia and New Zealand following its debut at the Sydney International Boat Show 2025 and the New Zealand Boat Show in March 2026. With over 650 units installed globally, the company has sold 10 units locally across a…...

11+ hour, 10+ min ago   (373+ words) The second time round for the Auckland Wooden Boat Festival set up an expectation for more to see and do. Now a biannual event in phase with The Australian Wooden Boat Festival based in Hobart, Auckland delivered a more diverse…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (217+ words) I am overseeing the restoration of MA/SB 32, a Type I Air Sea Rescue vessel from World War II. I read with interest your descriptions of W1 (BNZ, July 2021) – she appears to be, at 64ft and built in 1939, patterned on the same Type…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (63+ words) Boating New Zealand UIM F2 – The Engine Dilemma The Mercury Racing OptiMax 200XS SST, the engine that has powered the majority of the UIM F2 World Championship field since 2010, has not been built as a complete new… Read the full story at Powerboat…...

2+ week, 9+ hour ago   (197+ words) Boating NZ is New Zealand’s premier marine title devoted to putting its readers behind the wheel of the latest trailerboats, yachts and launches to hit the market. It inspires with practical content and cruising adventures, leads the fleet with its…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (926+ words) In 2018, after some 40 years of operation, Auckland’s Allan Tongs Boatbuilders (ATB) embarked on a risky new strategy. It switched production to a single design – the 13.5m Elite AT43 launch – aimed at a niche market. Eight years on, the Covid hiccup notwithstanding, it…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (698+ words) There’s a quiet shift happening in Australasia. The kind that builds over seasons, conversations, and lately, fuel receipts. With global instability continuing to push fuel prices into uncomfortable territory, boating, long associated with freedom, is being forced into a new…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (270+ words) A 2023 Beneteau Oceanis 30.1 is for sale in Auckland, with the asking price recently reduced to NZD $349,000 through 36 Degrees Brokerage. At 9.53 metres overall with a 2.99 metre beam and 1.88 metre draft, the near-new monohull has barely been off the marina berth since…...