Four categories for all members: 2024 NZMOA Awards are open for entries

Tony Mair, developer of over 6000 marina berths throughout New Zealand and the South Pacific, is retiring and a team of three is ready to take the reins on the his world class marina facility at Waiheke Island.

The New Zealand Marina Operators Association (NZMOA) is pleased to announce that entries have opened in the NZMOA Awards for 2024.

Westhaven Marina, the Outboard Boating Club and Ōrākei Marina are collecting aluminium cans to help manage waste and raise funds for a great cause.

The pictures say it all. Find out about NZMOA’s flagship event for 2023, the Marinas and Boatyard Conference and inaugural trade show.

Does the marina industry have it all for young people seeking a rewarding career with progression opportunities? The industry’s national association, NZMOA, thinks so and has teamed up with MAST Academy to promote the industry as a great career option.

From July 1, Boatsmart HQ will provide its clients a state-of-the-art, advanced vessel management services combined with marine insurance. The Advanced Preventative Maintenance package was developed in partnership with leading New Zealand insurance brokers Crombie Lockwood.

PUBLISHED ON BEHALF OF MARITIME NZ:  This year, new Marine Protection Rules targeted to reduce emissions from boats came into force. The rules are part of New Zealand’s accession to MARPOL Annex VI, an international agreement that aims to reduce air pollution from ships. As of 1 January 2023, the Part 199 Marine Protection Rules are fully in effect.

It’s fantastic to see products for the marina industry developed and manufactured here in New Zealand. Marinaquip was a winner in the 2022 NZMOA Marina of the Year Awards for its multi-piece pile ring. And now it has introduced yet another product for marina operators and their customers. Read on to find out about it.

NZMOA Gold Sponsor Feature: The newest addition to the Dixon range of products is a S/S 316 Large Capacity Hose Reel Trolley that helps make your marina ready for emergency response.

Tauranga Bridge Marina’s history with the Clean Marinas program is a case study in how far the marina sector has come in relation to environmental performance. It’s twelve years since Tauranga Bridge Marina prepared its first Clean Marina application. The Clean Marinas program had just taken its first steps in 2008, and putting the environment first in operations was a new mindset for Tony Arnold and the team at Tauranga Bridge – but one they were keen to adopt.

NZMOA Gold Sponsor Feature: BoatSmart HQ is Australasia’s leading provider of advanced vessel management services. They provide a super yacht / commercial vessel maintenance plan scaled for recreational boat owners. They use the very latest preventative maintenance systems on their members’ boats to ensure peak performance, while keeping maintenance time and costs to a minimum.

A gold sponsor feature: Bellingham Marine New Zealand were contracted in the late part of 2020 to extend the north face of the Waikawa Marina in the stunning Marlborough sounds, providing 251 brand new berths.

As an international leader in aluminium marina design and construction, with over 8,000 installations worldwide and another 250 being added to that list each year, Poralu Marine has the experience, skills and product range to deliver on every requirement for any marina project, no matter how big or small, regardless of the project’s complexity. And its versatile floating infrastructure is the key to making all of that happen.

'World View, Pacific Focus' is the theme for the 2023 NZMOA Marinas and Boatyard Conference as we gather to examine how our industry is shaped now, and how it can prepare for future challenges and front foot trends and development. Includes a new Trade Show opportunity for our Associate Members.

This swing set by Dixon Manufacturing is great for kids and also a reminder that Dixon still leads the way within the New Zealand marinas and boatyards industries because it can turn its hand to anything, and it produces very high quality finished product.

The Australian based Marina Industries Association (MIA) is calling for New Zealand marina professionals interested in pursuing an internationally recognised qualification within the industry to express interest in a New Zealand based training opportunity.

Thank you to our participants, our hosts, our speakers and the NZMOA family of sponsors for a memorable and informative 2022 Marinas & Boatyard Conference.

Eight marinas received Clean Marina certificates at the NZMOA Marina of the Year Awards celebration dinner in Picton last night.