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Belated news of a Westhaven Marina Fishing Competition held last Saturday 1st April - we were given only 3 days notice of this event!!  Free entry and food after the weigh-in at the New Zealand Yacht Squadron headquarters.

Congratulations to one of our regulars Fiona Morrissey who took out the prize for Most Fish Caught by a Lady Angler.  Fiona's prize list included a Coastguard Membership for use on her personal boat, Tickets to the Auckland Boat Show, T-shirt, Jacket, Book and "lots of fishing bits and pieces".  On a personal best level Fiona caught her biggest Snapper to date (50cms) and her first ever Trevally!  Well done Fiona from the team at NZ Fishing Safaris.

Fishing was reportedly very slow by the other boatie competitiors but Fiona was happy to report that all 10 anglers aboard MV MANTARAY with Skipper Lance at the helm, all caught their quota that morning.

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Skipper Lance recently was delighted to welcome aboard New Zealand born actor turned international star Karl Urban aboard MV Mantaray in January.  A very unexpected bonus for the other people aboard that day who couldn't quite believe their eyes!  One gentleman was overheard to phone his wife to check on the possibility it really was him - to have it confirmed that yes, he was in fact in town!  Karl was here to introduce the new love of his life, fellow actress Katee Sackhoff, to his family and friends in Auckland.  Karl originally found fame in locally produced TV series Shortland Street, and went on to make his name in Hollywood with roles in Startrek Into Darkness, Dredd,The Bourne Supremacy, Riddick, The Chronicles, Lord of the Rings, Ghost Ship - to name but a few. Karl chose to go out fishing with Katee to show off the beautiful Waitemata Harbour and try their hand at Snapper Fishing. When you book a trip with New Zealand Fishing Safaris you just never know who you may be rubb ...

With the upcoming Dick Smith NRL Auckland Rugby League Nines games being hosted by Auckland in 2015, Air New Zealand along with Tourism Auckland are keen to promote and encourage visitors to the beautiful City of Sails. With all 16 NRL Clubs and 288 star players competing to win over $2.6 million dollars over the one weekend this is quite an event for Auckland.  Dates being 31st January and 1st February. Air New Zealand are running a competition in which the prize winner receives complimentary tickets from Australia to Auckland for 9 friends, who will also receive prime seats at Eden Park and 9 options of experiencing Auckland Attractions and Activities during their stay. The Fishing Charter option is being offered promoting New Zealand Fishing Safaris' - a Snapper Fishing Trip for the group of 9 for a day's fishing charter aboard MV MANTARAY.   NZ Fishing Safaris will take the group on a day fishing trip from Westhaven Marina to check out the snapper fishing in the Auckland Harbour and Inn ...

The ever-popular Auckland Fishing Charter Boat MV Mantaray, with Skipper Lance at the helm, was once again a feature of a worldwide promotion showcasing Z Pier, Westhaven Marina in Auckland City, as a top destination for Snapper Fishing Trips to our overseas tourists. New Zealand is becoming an ever increasingly popular choice for sporting events.  In conjunction with Tourism New Zealand, this latest production was aimed at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 target audience. For airing on South African TV's "Hooked on Cricket", the South African Film Crew accompanied SA Cricketing Legend Jonty (Jonathon) Rhodes, who first of all was introduced to our own New Zealand Cricket Team before embarking on a promotional ski-ing trip in the South Island, taking in Christchurch and Queenstown.  The choice of Auckland activity was a saltwater Snapper Fishing Trip on the Auckland Harbour and Inner Hauraki Gulf.  Despite increment weather conditions during the week, the Auckland weather typically changed ...

The end of June already!  The team at NZ Fishing Safaris have still been kept busy despite the cooler temperatures!  Regular Snapper Fishing trips are still underway.

You just never know who may book a Fishing Charter in Auckland! Welcome aboard Tracker II to His Royal Highness Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces and Special Advisor to the President of the UAE. Crew of Ray and Sue were able to show these Royal Visitors to Auckland, the very best our great city has to offer.  The weather blessed us with beautiful blue skies and warm temperatures making for a stunning trip down the Auckland Harbour along the waterfront and out into the Hauraki Gulf.  The added bonus too of some really exciting fishing!  We were able to showcase some of the many fish species prevelant in these waters with some great size snapper caught.  Even the dolphins joined in the fun and gave us a great display playing around the boat! Our royal Guest and entourage enjoyed a typical kiwi barbecue lunch of burgers, sausages and salads whilst moored off Waiheke Island.  New Zeala ...