Superyacht crew and industry gathered in Auckland to celebrate New Zealand’s annual superyacht welcome function last night.

More than 20 Kiwi companies will be onsite at this year’s METS, giving you the chance to discover New Zealand innovation in the heart of Amsterdam

NZ Marine’s inaugural Tahiti-New Zealand Networking event last month took the New Zealand superyacht industry to the heart of the South Pacific cruising season.

Meet the Superyacht New Zealand team at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show for advice on journeying to New Zealand by superyacht.

Find Superyacht New Zealand in Fiji this week, as we attend the Superyacht Gathering.

More than 20 Kiwi companies will be onsite at the show, with both a Superyacht New Zealand stand and Kiwi Cafe providing opportunity to meet with them.

An enjoyable and informal evening of networking and a chance to welcome the visiting yacht captains and crew to Auckland and New Zealand for the season.

Meet the Superyacht New Zealand team at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show for advice on journeying to New Zealand by superyacht.

Diverse. That’s the way superyacht captain Matt Lovett sums up cruising New Zealand, and he would know. The lifelong sailor has had a 25 year career in the superyacht industry which has seen him sail 95 thousand miles across the world’s oceans. He tells us his must-do spots in New Zealand and where to find the cruising ground at the top of his list

The world’s superyacht playground is in the palm of your hands. 
Superyacht New Zealand will launch to the world at the Superyacht Cup Palma; cruising and chartering in the adventure capital can now be planned from anywhere in the world.

The United States is New Zealand’s third-largest international visitor market. The South Pacific country is on the bucket list for many more Americans, too, including our editor. So when the news came that the country is re-opening its border to superyacht visitors this August, we knew many of you would be ready to cross it off your bucket lists. To shed light on how New Zealand is welcoming back yachting visitors, we speak with Peter Busfield, the executive director of the New Zealand Marine Industry Association.

With New Zealand’s reputation cemented as one of the world’s most-serene yet adventurous destinations, New Zealand will thrown open its doors to visitors again with air and sea borders opening from 1 August, allowing tourists to once again explore and enjoy one of the world’s greatest natural playgrounds.

Coordinated superyacht chartering procedures in the main South Pacific countries, eased border restrictions, safe cruising, diversity of sights and new marina and refit facilities, have created irresistible cruising in the world’s most undiscovered destination; the South Pacific.

The South Pacific is open, with coordinated regulations across the region for ultimate ease of cruising. Download more info here

Radio New Zealand’s Corin Dann interviews Peter Busfield of NZ Marine on the long-awaited opening of New Zealand’s borders and what that means for the superyacht industry

“We have been waiting over a year now and are very excited that yachts and their owners plus friends and families leaving from Australia, can enjoy sailing in New Zealand.”

Brilliant and breezy was how Tawera owner, Mike Mahoney described the day which saw Miss Silver maintain the overall lead.

“It’s our responsibility to get off the sidelines and do something,” says lead singer Viv.