Zane Bryhn

By the time you read this we will have our beloved Hibiscus Rescue 1 back in service.  It has been a long seven months since...

This time last year we were extremely quiet because of the cyclones and weather.  The conditions have been the total opposite this year, with the...

The weather that was promised certainly delivered with light winds and sunny hot days which meant that the Waitemata Harbour was boiling with activity over...

The busy time of the year is upon us however we are still eagerly awaiting the return of Hibiscus Rescue 1 after her full refit....

Summer is still elusive, and the high winds and tail ends of cyclones continue to batter Northland, Auckland and the Coromandel. We have been teased...

It’s been a wet and very windy year so Coastguard activity on the water has been less than normal. Our Coastguard Hibiscus crew has used...

With Cyclone Gabrielle and the State of Emergency, call outs for Coastguard Hibiscus have been sporadic.  In saying that, we are extremely thankful that most...

Local volunteers put a huge effort into running our unit in the busy summer period – Coastguard Hibiscus spent over 150 hours on the water...

November’s weather was extremely volatile and the amount of rain and wind we had meant that activity on the Hauraki Gulf was pretty quiet. This...

We were extremely lucky with the weather over Labour weekend with Saturday and Sunday playing ball wind and sun wise which meant the Hauraki Gulf...