Getting There
S 35°43.474 . E 174°19.599
It is recommended for
yachts to motor the final 3nm of the river on the rising tide and favour the outside curves of the river. The channel is marked and dredged to a minimum of 1mtr below CD. The river bottom is soft mud. The marina is just before a bridge, so you can’t go past.
Navigation Chart No.
NZ5215
For a map over the channel markers on the
upper river click on this link to the Northern Regional
Council's web site. CHANNEL MARKERS
Foreign Vessels -
Whangarei is a port of entry and exit for overseas
vessels at Marsden Cove Marina which is situated
at the entrance of the harbour.
www.marsdencove.co.nz
The Customs, Immigration and MAF (Quarantine) are known to be very pleasant and helpful. |
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1. Fax or email an
Advance Notice of Arrival (small craft)
before leaving your last foreign port
Fax
to +64 9 359
6692 yachts@customs.govt.nz
You can download the form here: www.customs.govt.nz/visitingcraft/small+craft+arrival
+information.asp
There is also a list of
where you can get the customs information pack on their
web site.
The Inward Report (small
craft) can be sent electronically via email or if you have it completed when you meet customs if will speed up the clearance process.
2. At least 48 hours before arrival you must contact NZ customs with your estimated time and place of arrival through one of these methods:
- call Taupo Maritime
Radio (ZLM) on SSB 4125, 6215, 8291 or 12290 Kbz
- call Russell Radio
on SSB 4445, 6516 or 13103 Kbz to report for you
- e-mail yachts@customs.govt.nz
3. Approaching Whangarei, arrange Customs clearance through Whangarei Harbour Radio
VHF Ch 16 or 19. They will direct you to
the Customs and Quaranteen area, which at Marsden Cove Marina
just after the oil refinery at 35*49.839’S
174*28.530E
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Do not anchor in New Zealand waters
before clearing customs!
By car – once in town
just follow the brown signs to Town Basin, Quayside, Whangarei.
By plane – Air New Zealand flies into Whangarei airport. Or it is a two- hour drive from Auckland.
The marina office has
the documents needed before exiting New Zealand as well
as immigration 3 month extension forms.
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