Harbourmaster Notifications

Dredging trials will be taking place in Havelock Marina and Channel on 22 and 23 July 2025.

Dredging will take place at five locations across the Havelock Marina and entrance of the Havelock Channel.

Mariners are advised to navigate with caution.

See notice and map of area read on

Harbour Notice 14-2025
Lost River Gauging Boat
A small river gauging boat was lost on the Wairau River during the recent heavy rainfall event. Any sightings of the vessel, or if the vessel is found are requested to be made to the Harbourmaster.

The vessel is 1.8m long and 1m wide with up to 125m of rope attached to the bow.

Please quote incident… read on

Harbour Notice 10-2025.

A new high risk buoy has been implemented in Torea Bay, near the Torea Bay jetty.

All mariners are reminded that within 200 metres, or when passed a high risk buoy, they are to proceed at a speed < 5 knots. read on

If you’re using the app and images are loading normally, no action is needed. However, if your app fails to load images when you tap on a bay, the quickest way to fix this problem is to uninstall then reinstall the app. After uninstalling, search for Cruise Guide for Marlborough from the App Store (for iPhone users) or Google Play… read on

We’ve made some updates to our app since last summer. If you’re on Android and haven’t used Cruise Guide for a while, you can download the new improved Android app here. Note - the old Android app will not automatically update, you will need to install the new app and delete the old app. read on

Harbour Notice 12-2024

Pursuant to section 6.1 of the Marlborough Navigation Bylaw 2023, the CNZ boundary bearing 320°T from Scraggy Point light is hereby suspended.

A new CNZ inner boundary is in effect from position 41°13.069’ S 174° 17.999’ E, bearing 320°T to the opposing shore on Arapaoa Island.

The existing rules set out in section 4 of the Bylaw regarding the conduct… read on