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NEW ZEALAND

New Zealand
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New Zealand
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Capital: Wellington
Language: English, Maori
Currency: N.Z. Dollar
New Zealand is notable for its geographic isolation, situated about 2000 km (1250 miles) southeast of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and its closest neighbours to the north are New Caledonia, Fiji and Tonga.

Background

New Zealand comprises two main islands, the North and South Islands, Te Ika a Maui and Te Wai Pounamu respectively in Māori, and a number of smaller islands, located near the centre of the water hemisphere. Cook Strait, 20 km wide at its narrowest point, separates the North and South Islands. The total land area, 268,680 square kilometres (103,738 sq mi), is a little less than that of Italy and Japan, and a little more than the United Kingdom. The country extends more than 1,600 kilometres (1,000 miles) along its main, north-north-east axis, with approximately 15,134 km (9,404 mi) of coastline. The most significant of the smaller inhabited islands include Stewart Island/Rakiura; Waiheke Island, in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf; Great Barrier Island, east of the Hauraki Gulf; and the Chatham Islands, named Rēkohu by Moriori. The country has extensive marine resources, with the seventh-largest Exclusive Economic Zone in the world, covering over four million square kilometres (1.5 million sq mi), more than 15 times its land area.

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Climate & Weather

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Sources of weather forecasting:

Charts

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Special Navigation Notes

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Local Radio Nets

Also see Cruiser's Nets

  • Russell Radio - for frequency and schedules,check out their website.
    • Position reporting and weather updates based on your position
    • Will arrange assistance to cruisers who requires it
    • Provides information to overseas visiting yachts for the right course for the "Q" berth and the Customs dock in the Opua Marina
    • Will inform Customs and Immigration of your ETA; if you have pets, they will also inform Quarantine

Arrival/Departure procedures

From the New Zealand Customs Fact Sheet No. 32:

[color=red]N.B.[/color] New Zealand legislation requires the master of every craft en-route to New Zealand to provide certain information at least 48 hours prior to the expected arrival time in New Zealand territorial waters (12 nautical miles from the coastline). The information required includes:

  • Full details of the vessel.
  • Estimated date and time of arrival.
  • The Customs port of entry at which the vessel will arrive.
  • Full details of all crew and passengers on board.
  • The name of the originating port and subsequent ports visited en-route to New Zealand.

You can provide this information by:

  • Facsimile sheet — use the form in the New Zealand Border Agencies Information Pack for Yachts and Small Craft and fax it to +64-3-358 0069, or
  • Website - Visit the website - "VisitingCraft/Small+Craft+Arrival/Arrival+ Information.htm, download and complete the forms listed, and return them by fax or email.

Immigration, Visas & Customs

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Immigration
Details?

Customs

Ports & Popular Stops

North Island South Island Offshore Islands
Auckland (Port of entry)
Gisborne (Port of entry)
Gulf Harbour
Napier (Port of entry)
New Plymouth (Port of entry)
Opua (Bay of Islands) (Port of entry)
Tauranga (Bay of Plenty) (Port of entry)
Wellington (Port of entry)
Whangarei (Port of entry)
Whangaroa
Whitianga
Christchurch (Lyttelton) (Port of entry)
Dunedin (Port of entry)
Greymouth
Invercargill (Bluff) (Port of entry)
Nelson (Port of entry)
Picton (Port of entry)
Timaru (Port of entry)
Chatham Islands (Port of entry)
Kermadec Islands
Stewart Island

Health

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Security

Details?

Cruiser's Friends

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Passages To/From New Zealand

References & Publications

Books, Guides, etc.

Links to CruiserLog Forum discussions

Links to discussions on the CruiserLog Forum

External Links

Personal Notes

  • SV Wiskun = We were in NZ between 2003 to 2007. As of this period, incoming overseas yachts were given 6 months Temporary Import Entry. Most cruisers who applied for extensions were given up to 1 year; however there must be a valid reason given, i.e. health, ongoing repairs on the yacht; etc. The first time we applied for an extension, we flew out of the country and sent the application for extension from overseas. We even enclosed a self addressed envelope purchased in NZ before we left. Our application was granted within 3 weeks. If ongoing repairs is the reason, they do come to the boatyard to check. Applications for further extensions may be granted based on valid reasons, but a security bond may have to be placed based on the value of the vessel. Our suggestion upon arrival is to declare as low as possible, the value of your vessel.


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