Year: 2026

Dismissal of Gibson Appeal a Major Win for Workers’ Safety

The Mar­itime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) has wel­comed the High Court’s deci­sion to dis­miss the appeal of for­mer Ports of Auck­land Chief Exec­u­tive Tony Gib­son, call­ing the rul­ing a major vic­to­ry for work­ers.

Maritime Union expresses condolences following Cook Strait incident

Mar­itime Union of New Zealand Welling­ton Branch Sec­re­tary Fiona Mansell says the Union is deeply sad­dened after a pas­sen­ger fell over­board from the Kaiarahi fer­ry in the Cook Strait overnight.

Concerns for crew of former ferry at anchor in Tasman Bay

The Mar­itime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) is voic­ing its con­cern regard­ing the wel­fare of under­paid sea­far­ers onboard the ves­sel Vega (for­mer­ly the Aratere), which is sit­ting at anchor in Tas­man Bay for over 50 days.

Government Gambling with Safety – keep an Emergency Tug on Cook Strait!

The Mar­itime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) is urgent­ly call­ing on the Gov­ern­ment to reverse its deci­sion to ter­mi­nate the con­tract for the MMA Vision, the only ded­i­cat­ed emer­gency ocean response ves­sel cur­rent­ly pro­tect­ing the Cook Strait.