Welcome to the Coastguard Mana website"There is little better than a day out on the water. Whether it's a gentle sail, a blast up the coast, lines over the side, a dive to explore the bottom, or a get together with mates.... ...there is little worse than finding yourself in trouble in that patch of paradise, wishing that you knew more, or that your family or crew could get you and your boat safely back to shore if ever they had to." Coastguard looks out for the safety of every person who goes to sea off our coast or enjoys any of the region's harbours, or beaches. |
Special Thanks To Local Boaties
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 Helps Search For Missing Diver
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.
Sir Robert To The Rescue!
"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.
Mana Coastguard at Hampton Hill School
Read on for details...
Rescue after cruel night at sea
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.
Didn't get a registration invite?
If you are an active member of Coastguard Mana and you didn't receive an email inviting you to register an account, please email Mark on admin@coastguardmana.org.nz.
Govt not interested in keeping Coastguard afloat
(Budget reaction)
Friday, 18 May 2007, 1:24 pm
Press Release from Coastguard New Zealand: Government not interested in keeping Coastguard Afloat
Mana Coastguard’s launch of “CRV Pelorus”
Here is a copy of the speech by Winnie Laban, MP for Mana and Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector, for the official launch of CRV Pelorus on Sunday 25 March 2007.
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Swashbucklers
Ginger Gibbs, well known Auckland mariner, was a man who didn't appear to learn from hardship. After swearing he'd never do it again after achieving the record last year for the run between the Sydney and Auckland harbour bridges, he and his crew had planned another bone crunching challenge.
Fate struck Ginger a final blow on the morning of January 17th, when he suffered a fatal heart attack. His crew though, have determined to continue the challenge in Ginger's honour.
Coastguard Mana Newsletter
Upcoming events
- Training module - Legal considerations(event)(4 days)
- Training module - Towing(event)(39 days)
- Module training - Observation techniques(event)(67 days)
- Training module - Victim recovery(event)(95 days)
- Training module - Man overboard(event)(130 days)
- Training module - Search techniques(event)(158 days)
