Maritime NZ

Maritime NZ We're New Zealand's national maritime regulatory, compliance and response agency. CLEAN: Our marine environment is clean and protected.

SAFE, SECURE, CLEAN

All of New Zealand benefits when our maritime environment is safe, secure and clean. As the national maritime regulatory, compliance and response agency, Maritime NZ’s vision is: a maritime community that works and plays safely and securely on clean waters. Our mission is: to strive to be a professional, evidence-based, intelligence-led, risk-focused regulatory, compliance and

response agency. SAFE: Our maritime system supports, encourages and requires strong safety standards and behaviours. SECURE: Our maritime system protects people and goods from unlawful actions as they move across domestic and international waters.

Merchant Navy Day honours the seafarers who kept New Zealand connected during war and conflict. The national commemorati...
02/09/2026

Merchant Navy Day honours the seafarers who kept New Zealand connected during war and conflict.

The national commemoration at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park in Wellington today will honour the courage and sacrifice of New Zealand’s Merchant Navy seafarers.

Merchant Navy Day is marked on 3 September each year to commemorate the anniversary of the 1939 sinking of the British passenger liner Athenia, the first Allied merchant ship lost in the Second World War.

Merchant ships carried troops, food, fuel, raw materials, and military supplies across dangerous sea routes during wartime.

This year's ceremony will highlight the contribution of women who worked aboard merchant vessels.

The commemoration will also acknowledge the 75th anniversary of the loss of the troopship Wahine on 15 August 1951. The Wahine was carrying New Zealand personnel destined for service in Korea when it was wrecked in the Arafura Sea, north of Australia.

Find out more about the event on the Ministry for Culture and Heritage’s website: https://www.mch.govt.nz/news/merchant-navy-day-2026-honouring-seafarers-who-kept-new-zealand-connected

📸: Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Winter is the perfect storm for things going bad quick. Bar crossings become more unpredictable. And conditions can chan...
01/09/2026

Winter is the perfect storm for things going bad quick. Bar crossings become more unpredictable. And conditions can change in seconds. Going out there to catch kai isn’t worth it if you might not make it home. If in doubt, don’t go out.

31/08/2026

Alongside our safer boating partners, we are driven to help people come home safely from a day out on the water.

Every year about 1.7 million people in New Zealand get out on the water for a range of activities and on boats, kayaks, and jet skis.
Tragically, every year about 17 people do not come home to their friends and family.

Together, we have unveiled our latest Recreational Craft Harm Prevention Strategy for the next five years.

Hear from Coastguard New Zealand Chief Executive Officer Carl McOnie about his vision for the strategy.

“For Coastguard the Recreational Craft Harm Prevention Strategy is our way of connecting with the wider sector as we look to bring New Zealanders home in a safe manor, knowing full well that people get into trouble.

“Things go wrong, but when they do go wrong, we want people to come home safely. For Coastguard, we don’t like the idea of bringing people home where we can see that good safety and prevention initiatives could have meant that the result is a lot happier.”

Check out the strategy here: https://lnkd.in/gmxxJfax

Going out there to catch kai isn’t worth it if you might not make it home. Come home safe this winter boaties. If in dou...
25/08/2026

Going out there to catch kai isn’t worth it if you might not make it home. Come home safe this winter boaties. If in doubt, don’t go out.

Meet the five newest members of the team at our Rescue Coordination Centre. Following a rigorous three-month training co...
24/08/2026

Meet the five newest members of the team at our Rescue Coordination Centre.

Following a rigorous three-month training course, Brad, Jim, Claire, Clare and Adrian are now reporting for duty.

RCCNZ coordinates search and rescue operations across one of the world’s largest search and rescue regions, spanning about 30 million square kilometres.

The new Search and Rescue Officers bring experience from a range of backgrounds and careers including the Australian Navy, Coastguard, emergency medicine, and with LandSAR.

Welcome aboard!

⚓ Use your maritime expertise to help shape the future of New Zealand's maritime system and keep people safe on our wate...
20/08/2026

⚓ Use your maritime expertise to help shape the future of New Zealand's maritime system and keep people safe on our waters.

We’re looking for an experienced senior mariner to join our Occupations & Third-Party Oversight team as Principal Advisor Occupations.

This is an opportunity to influence the maritime sector, provide expert advice, mentor others, and contribute to work that helps prevent harm, save lives and secure New Zealand's future.

If you've built your career at sea and are looking for a role where your knowledge and experience can make a difference across the wider maritime system, we'd love to hear from you.

Applications close 5pm, Tuesday 25 August.

Find out more and apply here: https://careers.maritimenz.govt.nz/jobdetails/ajid/A2In7/Principal-Advisor-Occupations,9310.html

⚓ Supporting Pacific partners with maritime safetyRepresentatives from Maritime NZ and the New Zealand Ministry of Forei...
20/08/2026

⚓ Supporting Pacific partners with maritime safety

Representatives from Maritime NZ and the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade are in Apia this week working with delivery partners for the next phase of the Pacific Maritime Safety Programme.

The PMSP was established in 2012 aimed at supporting Pacific states to improve maritime safety through capability building initiatives.

Our team held planning sessions with maritime administrations and key stakeholders in Samoa and Tokelau to better understand the operating environment, challenges, and priorities facing our Pacific partners. These discussions helped identify strategic priorities and key deliverables to support safe, reliable, and sustainable maritime transport over the next five years.

Key areas of focus included the strengthening of regulatory frameworks and oversight and building capability and resilience across the Samoa and Tokelau maritime sectors.

The PMSP is an MFAT programme, funded through the International Development Cooperation programme and delivered by Maritime NZ.

New Zealand High Commission in Samoa

📢 Maritime Rules Amendments 2026 and Marine Protection Rules Amendments 2026 come into force on 21 September 2026.Key ch...
19/08/2026

📢 Maritime Rules Amendments 2026 and Marine Protection Rules Amendments 2026 come into force on 21 September 2026.

Key changes include:
✅ Nationally consistent fuel changeover requirements
✅ Removal of mandatory carbon-intensity requirements for domestic ships
✅ Updates to New Zealand's implementation of international conventions
✅ Technical improvements across the rules

Maritime NZ expects to publish a fuel changeover MPTI in the coming months.

Maritime NZ has paused consideration of scrubber requirements pending further IMO decisions expected next year.

Find out more: https://www.maritimenz.govt.nz/about-us/rules/latest-rule-updates/

In winter, the odds are against you at sea. Freezing water can overwhelm your body in minutes. Winter is the perfect sto...
18/08/2026

In winter, the odds are against you at sea. Freezing water can overwhelm your body in minutes. Winter is the perfect storm for things going bad quick. If in doubt, don’t go out.

The Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand facilitated the medical evacuation of a patient from a fishing vessel 12 naut...
16/08/2026

The Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand facilitated the medical evacuation of a patient from a fishing vessel 12 nautical miles east of Great Barrier Island last Tuesday.

The Royal New Zealand Navy patrol vessel, HMNZS Taupo, was operating in the area, and responded to the call for support. At the same time, a helicopter from Northern Rescue Helicopters in Whangarei was dispatched to help.

The patient was transferred from the fishing vessel to HMNZS Taupo, via a rigid hulled inflatable boat, to better enable the patient to be winched up to the helicopter. Once uplifted, the patient was transferred to Whangarei for further medical care.

These sorts of operations happen about 50 times per year and require teamwork, inter-agency collaboration, and risk mitigation to be safe and successful.

A big shout out to Maritime New Zealand’s Search and Rescue Officers, HMNZS Taupo, Northern Rescue Helicopters, and the crew of the fishing vessel, who all worked together to enable a safe and successful rescue.

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