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Recreational boating skippers can be prosecuted Every recreational boat, no matter how big or small, has a skipper. The skipper… [Read More...]

Lifejackets save lives – more people are getting them on Maritime NZ Deputy Director and Chair of the Safer Boating… [Read More...]

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