Coastguard

The Sealegs smart charger plus its plug, which makes connecting easy. They cost less than $200 and using a smart charger like this extends your...

If you’ve been on the water recently, you may have noticed that Coastguard has changed its VHF open radio channels for the Hauraki Gulf. What...

The busy season for our local Coastguard Hibiscus volunteers is upon us. To make their job a little easier – and perhaps avoid embarrassment –...

Last month saw everyone across Auckland back into level 3 lockdown and Coastguard units across the region only responding to callouts, rather than spending any...

Firstly, all the crew members at Coastguard Hibiscus would like to wish everyone a happy and healthy New Year! The unit has progressively got busier,...

All day, every day Coastguard volunteers around the region are on call to assist boaties who need a bit of help. Although weekends and evenings...

January 3 turned into a 15 hour day (about twice as long as usual), which included a rescue, a Mayday and a couple of other...

The Coastguard Hibiscus crew meet many fantastic people while on the job; we swap photos, stories and experiences while helping them get home safely. On...

It’s been a long winter but Coastguard Hibiscus has been active in both training and helping out broken down boaties. There have been a few...

The last duty day I worked was a Saturday and a couple of us started at 8.15am preparing Hibiscus Rescue 1 for her day. This...