Maritime Union of New Zealand

MV Buffalo at Port of Timaru October 2025

Do Minister Stanford’s comments on Kiwi jobs apply to seafarers on the MV Buffalo?

October 31, 2025

Maritime Union of New Zealand National Secretary Carl Findlay says the Government is dithering while New Zealand seafarer jobs are on the chopping block.

MV Buffalo in Timaru

Government should back vital workforce over Swiss multinationals

October 22, 2025

The Maritime Union has called for the Government to reject an application by Swiss-based shipping company Nova to be exempted from the legal requirement for New Zealand coastal vessels to be New Zealand flagged.

Welcome to the Maritime Union

October 20, 2024

The Maritime Union of New Zealand was formed in 2002 when the New Zealand Waterfront Workers’ Union and the New Zealand Seafarers’ Union joined together. We represent waterfront workers, seafarers and related workers in New Zealand.

International Dockers Council delegates at Anti Automation Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, November 2025

Powerful Global Alliance aims to Halt Job-Killing Port Automation

November 7, 2025

Maritime Union of New Zealand National Secretary Carl Findlay was a signatory to the historic “Lisbon Summit Resolution” signed this week in Lisbon, Portugal, at a special Anti-Automation Conference of the International Dockworkers Council.

Manahau barge grounding at Westport 2024

Inquiry Confirms Maritime Union Warnings on Manahau

November 5, 2025

Findings from an official inquiry on the Manahau barge grounding obtained by media show the vessel was unsuitable for conditions and have absolved crew that were blamed for the grounding.

Striking Sanford workers at Havelock 5 November 2025

Workers strike for a fair deal as ‘shellfish’ Sanford profits soar

November 4, 2025

Mussel farming crews at Sanford’s Havelock operations at the Top of the South will be striking on Wednesday 5 November 2025 in a fight for fair conditions.

MUNZ Wellington members support nurses, 2025