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EDGE AHEAD - NEW ZEALAND MARINE NORTH AMERICA

An island nation, New Zealand is a country with a deep affinity for the sea, a long culture of craft and creativity, and a drive to keep propelling forward. Our reputation for high-quality specialized solutions, niche manufacturing, and premium service is rooted in a culture and a people heavily influenced by the water. Though we are at the edge of the world, we are at the forefront of the world's leading marine products and services. We constantly seek out and explore new frontiers to make marine activities more clean, sleek, and safe — for us and the environment.

New Zealand never settles for less, and our marine products and services are no exception. Our willingness to take innovation to the next level, encompassing everything from boat building and sail making, to electronics and equipment hardware, has earned us global recognition. With our ongoing commitment to R&D, prototyping, and testing, we continue to work tirelessly to turn our ideas into reality. We are adept problem solvers, and the size and scale of our marine industry means we are ideally suited to designing and adapting solutions for highly complex refit and repair work. Our year-round boating culture ensures that our products are made by and for people who spend countless hours on the water. It's no surprise then, that our boat building expertise, equipment design, and refit capabilities are highly sought after by people who truly value quality and performance.

Marine sectors

Commercial

New Zealand's boatbuilding expertise and equipment hardware capability have grown out of a long and strong recreational marine culture, and the country is now known for everything from high quality boat design to composite construction, interior fittings, and marine electronics.

Recreational

New Zealanders are strongly connected to the beautiful nature that surrounds them and enjoy a diverse range of outdoor activities. New Zealand also has strong traditions tied closely to freedom and equitable access to the outdoors which has fostered outdoor recreation as an essential component of the "Kiwi way of life."

Public Safety

Driven by the environment we patrol, New Zealand has an impeccable reputation for high-performance commercial inshore patrol, search and rescue, and security craft and technologies used by coastguards, navy, fire, and police in a range of coastal environments around the world.

Accessories

New Zealand maintains a long legacy of innovation in the marine industry; we were first in the world to pioneer the development of water jet propulsion, and the first to develop the technology to transform all-terrain vehicles into oceangoing speed boats – at the push of a button.

Edge Ahead New Zealand Marine Stories

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Edge Ahead New Zealand Marine Story - Adventure Starts Here

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Edge Ahead New Zealand Marine Story - A Different Class

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Edge Ahead New Zealand Marine Story - Innovation Nation

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