Waikato Marine

Waikato — This morning at about 5.45am, a vessel started taking on water by Cape Colville.  Its mayday call was answered by Maritime Operations.  Police and HNZMS Canterbury were dispatched together with two vessels from Coastguard.   Westpac helicopter was also activated.

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Waikato — Further opportunities for Waikato boaties to learn about important safety skills are being offered over the next few weeks.

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Raglan — Coastguard is hoping to reduce the number of fatalities and boat capsizes on the Kawhia Bar this summer by hosting the Kawhia Bar Awareness Day this Sunday, October 16.

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Waikato — More than 20 Waikato Regional Council staff are ready to respond to any Maritime New Zealand request to help out with oil spill containment and clean-up operations following the grounding of the Rena off the Bay of Plenty coast.

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Waikato — Waikato Regional Council is reminding boaties that failure to display the right lights at night endangers their lives and those of other water users.

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Raglan — People are being urged to exercise extreme caution on the west coast of the Waikato region due to a heavy swells warning.

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Raglan — A course aimed at saving the lives of boaties crossing the notorious Raglan bar is being held next month by Coastguard Raglan, with support from Environment Waikato.

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Raglan — Coastguard Raglan, with support from Environment Waikato, is again offering to help boaties with information on how to cross the notorious Raglan bar and to be generally safer at sea.

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Waikato — Environment Waikato’s policy and strategy committee has formally supported the idea of fish farming in the Firth of Thames but has made suggestions about how it is introduced.

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Waikato — Environment Waikato’s navigation safety team is reminding skippers to follow the region’s navigation safety bylaw after a collision between two boats put two children in hospital at the weekend.

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Waikato — Bar crossings are the highest risk activity boaties in the Waikato will come across.

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Raglan — Coastguard Raglan, with support from Environment Waikato, is again offering to help boaties with information on how to cross the notorious Raglan bar and to be generally safer at sea.

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Raglan — The public will have an extra month to provide feedback on Variation 15 of the Proposed Waikato District Plan, as Waikato District Council today extended the closing date for submissions.

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Raglan — A design for a new purpose-built building for Raglan’s iconic wharf has been approved.

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Waikato — Boat owners in the Waikato are being reminded that from 1 July 2010 all vessels must display identification details.

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Waikato — Environment Waikato is supporting government moves to develop marine farming while still protecting the environment and interests of other users of coastal areas.

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Raglan — Coastguard Raglan, with support from Environment Waikato, is again offering to help boaties with information on how to cross the notorious Raglan bar and to be generally safer at sea.

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Waikato — Boaties and jetskiers are reminded to stick to the five knot rule when they are out enjoying the Waikato region’s waterways this summer.

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Raglan — Coastguard Raglan, with support from Environment Waikato, is helping to educate boaties on how to cross the notorious Raglan bar and to be generally safer at sea.

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Waikato — Environment Waikato has announced it will be taking a firmer line on enforcing boat safety rules this summer, a move which could result in more fines being issued by the region’s harbourmasters.

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Waikato — Environment Waikato has made a submission to MAF Biosecurity New Zealand signaling its support for the commercial harvesting of the invasive seaweed Undaria pinnatifida – but only in areas where it is already established.

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Waikato — Environment Waikato staff members have saved ratepayers more than half a million dollars by repairing the councils barge, the Tamahere, instead of replacing it.

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