Getting There
S 35°43.474 . E 174°19.599
It is recommended for yachts to enter the upper river 2 hours before high tide. Keep 5-8 meters on the correct side of all channel markers and favor the outside of river bends. The river bottom is soft mud. The marina is just before a bridge, so you can't go past.
Navigation Chart No. NZ5215
Foreign Vessels - Whangarei is a port of entry and exit for overseas vessels.
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
There is also a list of where you can get the customs information pack on their web site.
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 Quarantine area, which is a T-shaped jetty
between the oil refinery jetty
and the Northport log wharfs at S
35°50.07 . E 174°29.4
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Do not anchor in New Zealand waters before clearing customs!
The marina office has the documents needed before exiting New Zealand.
By car: 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.
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