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The summer fun has started already with Snapper Fishing Stag Parties a great choice of activity for the boys.  Plenty of space on the 58ft Tracker II, for everyone to fish and enjoy the ambience.  Tracker II offers plenty of room to move around - travel down the harbour on the bow of the boat or relax in the comfortable roomy flying bridge or comfortable downstairs lounge with a cold beer.   Tracker doubles up as a Party Cruise option with no fishing.  Plenty of space to spread out. Great fun place to have a themed party!  These Pirates had a great harbour cruise - taking in the sights of Auckland City in the early evening - cruise beneath the Auckland Harbour Bridge, watch the Bungee Jumping, check out the Chelsea Sugar Works and Kauri Point.  head back towardsAuckland City past the Devonport Naval Base, historic Devonport Village and Pier, spot the extinct volcanoes Mount Victoria and North Head.  Cruise past the stunning North Shore beaches or take a trip over the c ...

More exciting fun with a difference this week!!  Tracker II was the Spectator Boat for the VIP crew of supporters from Vodafone and Samsung in their latest promotion.

Team Captain Jimmy Spithill of Oracle, winning boat in the America's World Cup, flew in to Auckland to take part in the recent Vodafone promotion.

The prize winner of the competition won the chance to take part in a demonstration match race with the famous skipper - remotely controlling the Vodafone yacht via Samsung cellphone from a helicopter!!

Earlier in the week the course was checking out for the 4gig coverage needed to ensure the sucess of the operation, of which Mantaray played an integral part ensuring boat to helicopter coverage.

The crew aboard Tracker were able to have great views of the competition having great viewing areas and photo opportunities.

Winter Auckland Snapper Fishing Trip numbers were well up over the winter months with Mantaray and Auckland's top Fishing Guide Lance never failing to come up with the goods and bring some very happy people back to Westhaven with lovely Snapper of very respectable sizes.  "If Lance can't find 'em, the fish simply aren't there!!".  The day trips have been bringing in some great fish.  Lance is able to blast out on Mantaray to where the fish have been hanging out at this time of the year - much further out, but no problem aboard this speedy purpose built fishing boat. Just this week two very happy American visitors brought home some superb Snapper on their Private Charter aboard  MV Mantaray.   Husband and wife Jane and Matt were thrilled to experience Snapperfishing in the Hauraki Gulf at it's best on their first visit to New Zealand - a somewhat flukey hot Auckland morning with clear blue skies set the scene as they blasted away from the City if Sails and out to the sparkli ...

The crew at New Zealand Fishing Safaris are busy preparing for the upcoming surge of bookings for the Summer Season. Day Fishing Charter dates are filling up rapidly with our regular faces re-booking their Christmas Fishing Trips, Corporate Fishing and Cruising Events, Summer Birthday Party Cruises. Then of course it is Wedding Season - and Stag Party and Hen Party organisers are intent on coming up with innovative ideas for memorable pre-Wedding celebrations. Themed Parties for the Stags and Hens are always fun - and here at New Zealand Fishing Safaris the crew are here to help with suggestions to tailor your special event.  From a 3 to 4 hour evening Auckland Harbour Cruise taking in the stunning sunset, viewing spectacular Auckland City from the water by night.  Cruise under the Harbour Bridge and take in Chelsea Sugar Refinery and historic Kauri Point.  Cruise past our Naval Base past quaint Devonport and on around North Head to the beautiful sandy North Shore Beaches.  Moor up an ...