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Mana Coastguard works closely with the Mana Cruising Club, which provides a training venue, a berth for the Waveney rescue boat and the portacom shed the unit uses as an operational base.

Comments attributed to Mana Coastguard master Grant Porter were unfortunate and not the view of the Royal New Zealand Coastguard, nor the Mana unit.

In an article published 5th March 2009 in the Kapiti Observer, Mr Porter appears to describe local recreational launch owners as uncooperative and ungrateful.

"That's just not the case" says Mana Coastguard President Laurie Watkins.

Coastguard New Zealand celebrated the organisation’s heroes over the weekend by announcing the recipients of its national awards.

Coastguard New Zealand CEO Bruce Reid said the Annual Conference which ran from the 12th to 14th of September, was the perfect opportunity to celebrate the achievements of the organisation and the bravery of its personnel.

Chris and Chris: Chris Seaton and Chris Henshaw

Mana Coastguard would like to personally thank the local boaties for their support during the search for the missing diver in the weekend (8 December). Special thanks go to Steve Voullaire of Mark Time and the boys from Florin who dropped what they were doing and provided their vessels to ferry out the Police Dive Squad and a relief Mana Coastguard crew to the search area.

Coastguard Mana helped coordinate the recent major search for a missing female diver who failed to surface near Boom Rock, a couple of miles north of Makara, Saturday 8 December.

The private dive trip of four friends ended in tragedy when the body of Ms Jacqueline Michelle Ngapera, 37, a mother of three, was found 24 hours after she went missing.

"The desirability of comeuppance"

New Zealand’s favourite irreverent public speaker takes a swing at himself and others for the Mana Coastguard.

A hilarious fund raising speech and gala auction to raise whatever’s required to equip the Coastguard with an IRB tow vehicle.

Tickets $100 - The cheapest side‐splitting night in NZ.

Low ‘club’ bar prices apply on the night

(See PDF attachment below)

We will be on display with CRV Pelorus at Hampton Hill Primary School's Gala Day on Saturday 15 September. Please come and say 'Hi' and have a climb on the boat. We will also have information and examples of safety equipment on display and will be more than happy to answer any questions you may have for us.

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http://www.stuff.co.nz/4098543a10.html

As Tulo Tuala clung to the side of an inflatable boat bailing in darkness, his thoughts turned to his brother who was lost at sea and never returned.

Believing he would suffer the same fate, he said, it was like seeing God when rescuers plucked him and his friend from their 2.5 metre boat about 9am yesterday.

(Budget reaction)
Friday, 18 May 2007, 1:24 pm

Press Release from Coastguard New Zealand: Government not interested in keeping Coastguard Afloat