Hazards to navigation
Whether at sea or ashore, anyone sighting what they believe to be a hazard to marine navigation, should report this directly to us as soon as possible.
Reporting
Report all hazards to the Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ).
Phone
New Zealand (toll free):
0508 4 RCCNZ or 0508 472 269
Calling from outside New Zealand:
+64 4 577 8030
Or
Report the hazard to a New Zealand Coast Radio Station
Phone
New Zealand (toll free):
0800 MARITIME or 0800 6274 8463
Calling from outside New Zealand:
+64 4 550 5280
New Zealand Navigational Warning Areas
Maritime NZ is responsible for two navigational warning areas:
- NAVAREA XIV – part of the globally established Navigational Areas (NAVAREAs), each with a NAVAREA Coordinator responsible for notifying seafarers of hazards to navigation that are typically in the high-seas
- New Zealand Coastal Warning Area - established within NAVAREA XIV to notify seafarers of hazards that are typically closer to the coastline of New Zealand.
France also has Coastal Warning Areas within NAVAREA XIV – New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna and French Polynesia.
NAVAREA XIV and Coastal Warnings Area Map
Navigational Warnings in Force
View the latest NAVAREA XIV and NZ Coastal Navigational Warnings here: