Paul Steinkamp

No one is perfect and we all make mistakes from time to time. For example, I am behind in delivering this column to the Mahurangi...

Probably the most important event of this spring is the change in law, which came into effect on October 6. It affects boats of six...

On Saturday September 19, Coastguard Kawau is holding an open afternoon for anyone interested in learning more about the Coastguard service and possibly volunteering. Come...

We are a volunteer organisation and, as such, all of us at Kawau Coastguard do it for no payment. We do however take things very...

Winter is here so why not use it to build your boating knowledge. People generally either grow up in a boating family or they decide...

Every spring, boaties throw the covers off their boats and head straight for the open water, keen to make up for a long winter of...

The first thing new recruits learn about Coastguard is that you can’t predict when a callout will come. It can be a cold, dark, wet...

Coastguard Kawau hasn’t written an article for the Mahurangi Matters for sometime, but having been given the opportunity, here is the first of an occasional...