MIL-OSI New Zealand: Key initiatives funded around the country to help reduce harm on the water

Source: Maritime New Zealand

Bay of Plenty Regional Council

Kia marutau ki te wai

Continuation of Safer Boating Education to Maori and Pasifika to address harm and reduce fatalities by giving them access to boating education.

$15,000

Bay of Plenty Regional Council

Safety is our Wai

Continuation of on water and boat ramp education

$60,000

Buller District Council

 

Understand – Monitor – Inform

New Programme to deliver a West Coast regional wide safer boating education and interaction programme.

$7,356

Canoe Racing New Zealand

 

Try-Learn-Explore

A programme specifically focussed on safe paddling practises, and increasing knowledge and awareness of conditions.

$15,000

Coastguard New Zealand Tautiaki Moana Aotearoa

Old4New Lifejacket Upgrade Campaign

Continuation of the Old4New Lifejacket Upgrade campaign offering discounted lifejackets and PFD’s to those who upgrade their old or damaged lifejackets across NZ.

$80,000

Coastguard NZ

 

Ko Tangata Moana

Continuation of programme to provide education and skills to recreational craft users of Māori, Pasifika and Asian descent.

$90,000

Environment Canterbury

 

Canterbury Safe Boating Programme

Continuation of programme to educate safer boating on-water and at boat ramps.

$45,000

Environment Southland

Environment Southland Boating Safety Program

Continuation of existing programme to deliver consistent boating safety education to recreational boating operators on water and on boat ramps.

$15,000

Gisborne District Council

Tairāwhiti Haumaru Moana

Continuation of promoting safer boating throughout the region, particularly in more isolated and remote coastal communities in partnership with Māori Wardens.

$32,000

Greater Wellington Regional Council

Be Responsibility (for actions/for safety)

Continuation of nationally consistent safe boating messages with a strong education push and basic messaging.

$30,000

Hawke’s Bay Regional Council

Hawke’s Bay Safer Boating Programme

Continuation of education program of delivering Safer Boating Education to high risk communities.

$10,500

Kiwi Association of Sea Kayakers (KASK)

KayakSafe NZ

Continuation of delivery of key kayaking safety messages through a variety of channels.

$7,000

Marlborough District Council

Marlborough Boating Safety Workshop

Continuing of educating theory and practical boat safety to recreational craft users. 

$15,000

Nelson City Council

Maritime Safety Internship

Continuation of increasing safety education and compliance for Nelson waters

$16,265

Nelson City Council/Tasman District Council

Sup Water Safety Course

Continuation of programme to educate SUP users on safety and help develop skills about informed decision making in dynamic environments.

$5,920

New Zealand Stand Up Paddling Inc.  (NZSUP)

SUP SAFE

Continuation of campaign targeted at stand up paddle boarders to increase safety behaviours. 

$16,600

New Zealand Sport Fishing Council Inc.

 

Coasters and Conversations – Introducing water safety to seasoned fishos and the next generation

New initiative that implements targeted messages that promote water safety.

$10,000

New Zealand Underwater Association

Fly the Flag

New initiative to enable boaties to access free boat dive flags & float flags.

$3,613

Northland Regional Council

Nobody’s stronger then Tangaroa

Continuation of engaging with remote communities with specific messaging and face to face engagement, and deliver lifejacket hubs.

$80,000

Otago Regional Council

 

Otago Recreational Safer Boating Campaign

New programme to expand community’s understanding of safety in Otago waterways.

$20,000

Queenstown Lakes District Council

QLDC Waterways Skipper Responsibility Campaign

Increased public messaging to promote skipper responsibility of waterways within region.

$7,000

Surfing New Zealand

Surfers Rescue 24/7

New programme to encourage and develop water rescue techniques.

$12,500

Tasman District Council

 

Summer Student 2024/2025

New programme to employ student to support safer boating messaging across the Tasman region.

$14,790

Tasman District Council

 

Iwi Launch Warden

New programme to appoint an Iwi Launch Warden in Golden Bay to increase safety awareness in remote area of the region.

$6,000

Waikato Regional Council

Operation Neptune

Continuation of on-water education engagement and enforcement while delivering safety messages

$40,000

Waka Ama NZ

Building a culture of water safety for Waka Ama NZ

Continuation of building a culture of water safety for Waka Ama NZ by CBE Waka Ama Safety Courses and Social Media campaigns. 

$23,500

Watersafe Auckland Inc.(Drowning Prevention Auckland)

WaiWise for Safer Boating for Pacific Peoples, and Asian Communities

Continuation of programme to provide specific drowning prevention education for the three at-risk communities in Tāmaki Makaurau.

$19,482

Watersafe Auckland Inc.(Drowning Prevention Auckland)

Expansion of Lifejacket Hubs

Continuation to provide hubs where people can access lifejackets and support the establishment of further hubs.

$40,000

Yachting New Zealand

Yachting New Zealand Coastal Personal Safety Course

A new programme to deliver a coastal yacht personal safety course.  

$5,500

$743,026

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