This Nelson Coastguard boat was on exercises just off the Abel Tasman coastal track early in April. Unlike coastguard organisations in many countries, New Zealand’s Coastguard is not a governmental organisation, it is a charitable organisation operated by volunteers. And unlike other coastguards, their role is primarily search and rescue and boating education, rather than enforcement. Coastguard Nelson is one of 63 units that patrol the New Zealand coastline. Nelson Coastguard covers a massive area, from Farewell Spit across Tasman Bay to d’Urville Island in the Marlborough Sounds.
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