18 Apr 2022

NZ's boat boom continues

From Easter Monday, 9:07 am on 18 April 2022
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The boarders may now be open, but New Zealanders are still flocking to the water in what was known post-lockdown as the great boating boom.

 Boat sales have continued to grow, with the latest Trade Me figures showing there has been a six percent increase in the number of boats for sale.

Just last week in the lead up to easter, there were 80 thousand searches for boats on the trade me website.

'Jet boat' was the most searched for type of boat followed by 'inflatable.'Karyn speaks to Maritime New Zealand's Senior Adviser "Recreational Boating and Common Compliance", Matt Wood.