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Snap-back bruises, frayed strands and blown budgets all start with the same mistake: picking the wrong rope. Whether you’re rigging a mainsail off the Coromandel, hoisting beams on site, or tying a si...

Finding safe drinking water should be the simplest part of a tramp, yet it can be the thing that ends one early. Below you’ll find 15 portable water-filter systems we’ve put through their paces for 20...

Below are our 15 favourite ceramic sharpening stones – tested picks covering every grit, budget, and blade style, so you can raise a burr and shave paper in minutes. Ceramic stones sit between soft wa...

Need to gear up for the coming season without risking downtime at sea? We’ve scoured New Zealand’s commercial suppliers—both bricks-and-mortar and online—to bring you 15 proven places where profession...

A personal locator beacon (PLB) is a pocket-sized device that fires your GPS position to the Cospas–Sarsat satellites when things go pear-shaped. Every unit in the 15 picks below carries NZ 406 MHz co...

The moment the mist creeps across the Rangitoto Channel or a squall hides the channel markers off Tauranga, even seasoned skippers can feel their stomach tighten. A good marine radar flips that worry...