Nelson Boating Community

As entries close for the NRC hosted South Island Masters Regatta, we are excited to welcome nearly 300 competitors to Lake Rotoiti ANZAC weekend!!.

Racing to start on Saturday through to end of day Sunday. Lots of room for spectators, coffee cart, food stall hosted by our college parents and rowers and the Monster raffle up for grabs!!. Dont forget to buy your ticket!!

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Help Us Keep Our Waterfront Safe 💙

We’re reaching out to our community for support.

Over recent weeks, we’ve received a number of concerns/complaints about people swimming, jumping from restricted wharves and vessels, and accessing privately berthed vessels off the Coastal Berth.

While we understand the draw of the water, especially during the warmer months, these wharves are private areas and are not open to public access.

Unauthorised access can:
• Put swimmers and members of the public at risk
• Create safety issues around vessels and operations
• Interfere with private property
• Lead to damage or costly disruptions for boat owners (which has unfortunately occurred due to incidents over summer)

For everyone’s safety, these areas are monitored. Anyone entering without permission may be asked to leave, issued with a trespass notice under the Trespass Act 1980, or referred to Police.

We want our waterfront to be something the whole community can enjoy - safely and responsibly. If you’re spending time in this area, please stick to designated public areas and respect private wharves and vessels so that we can continue to keep the Coastal Berth open for public access.

We appreciate your help and support in keeping our port safe for everyone.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/586551/fishing-charter-company-fined-60-000-for-illegally-serving-crayfish-to-customers?fbclid=IwY2xjawP5DiNleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFFRGJKeUZVOVNlZ1ZKZG00c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHvLK-z80_I9BQF-F7np1mVevv8X7A2VigsPNAS2yDcmLKh9eliQRPNQaO-Ip_aem_sebDEx7ZvUoMvQIUn9HKrw

Fishing charter company fined $60,000 for illegally serving crayfish to customers A Fiordland fishing charter company illegally caught and served almost $250,000 worth of crayfish to customers.