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• Centralized Aviation Trial Boosts Rescue Speed Amid Long-Standing Agency Friction

  Published: Apr 20, 2026

  Section: Politics

  A high-stakes trial aimed at streamlining New Zealand’s search-and-rescue (SAR) aviation deployments has demonstrated significant improvements in emergency response times. Newly re...

• High Court Upholds Conviction of Former Ports of Auckland CEO Following Worker Fatality

  Published: Apr 14, 2026

  Section: Crime

  The High Court of New Zealand has dismissed an appeal by former Ports of Auckland chief executive Tony Gibson who was found guilty of safety breaches related to the 2020 death of a...

• Inspectors Clear Anchored Ferry Vega Following Four-Month Standstill in Tasman Bay

  Published: Apr 10, 2026

  Section: AXL News

  Maritime NZ and the Maritime Union of New Zealand have officially cleared the vessel Vega—formerly known as the Interislander ferry Aratere—of welfare concerns after its first port...