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The Port Whangarei Marine Centre is gearing up for another busy season and have appointed a new marine centre manager, Tim Vernon. Tim has a strong background in servicing marine clients and has worked in locations as far afield as the Maldives and Singapore. His experience and skills are ideally suited to the position he […]

The Port Whangarei Marine Centre was very pleased to again sponsor the Tahiti-Moorea Sailing Rendez-vous in conjunction with the Pacific Puddle Jump. This is the third year that we have been involved with this event and as usual it was another well run and well supported event. The number of boats attending was slightly down […]

It’s been 1 year since the Port Whangarei Marine Centre (PWMC) lifted its first vessel. In November 2015 the PWMC commenced operations with its newly commissioned 100T travel lift. With a fully sealed hardstand, extensive refit/paint shed options, high quality crew amenities and services it has quickly established itself as the boatyard of choice in […]

Pauline and Rene, owners of ‘Bounty’, put out a generous invitation last night to the staff of Port Whangarei Marine Centre and other Yachties in the boatyard to join them for dinner. Pauline has a reputation for excellent cooking so there was a full house at the marine centre yacht club. This friendly and gracious […]

Oceania Marine has two large paint facilities at North and South Shipyards suitable for larger yachts and is a leading coatings applicator in the South Pacific region. With the recent establishment of the Port Whangarei Marine Centre at South Shipyard, Port Whangarei, New Zealand it can now provide an efficient and cost competitive undercover painting option […]

Oceania Marine’s Port Whangarei Marine Centre (located at South Shipyard in Port Whangarei, New Zealand) were pleased to once again sponsor the Tahiti-Moorea Sailing Rendez-vous, held over the last weekend of June. This is a great event, organized by Latitude 38 from the USA and locally by Stéphanie Betz and her team at Archipelagoes in […]

Misty morning haulout at Port Whangarei Marine Centre for a 25M motor yacht arriving for refit works to be carrird out under cover in Refit Bay 3 (CLICK ON ABOVE LINK TO VIEW)

As the Southern Hemisphere enters winter the global cruising fleet has departed from Port Whangarei for the Pacific tropical islands. The attraction being that the Southern tropical latitudes are safe from cyclones and experience dryer conditions at this time of year with the added advantage of stable trade winds. For New Zealand the domestic fleet […]

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This serious explorer superyacht has just been hauled out at the Port Whangarei Marine Center. The 100t travelift handled the 34 metre vessel with ease and after a quick prop change relaunched her. The yacht is a recent new-build by Circa Marine located nearby in Port Whangarei and poised to depart on a long ocean passage. […]