New Zealand Nautical Almanac (NZ 204) - Extracts

Notices to Mariners (NtMs)

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Almanac contents

Astronomical information

• True bearing of the sun at sunrise and sunset
• Planet visibility.

Moonrise & moonset tables

• Auckland
• Bluff
• Lyttelton
• Waitangi, Chatham Island
• Wellington.

Sunrise & sunset tables

• Auckland, Bluff, Dunedin, East Cape, Gisborne, Lyttleton
• Napier, Nelson, New Plymouth, North Cape, Picton, Puysegur Point
• Tauranga, Timaru, Waitangi (Chatham Island), Wellington, Westport, Whangarei.

Tides

• The cause and nature of tides
• Tides around New Zealand
• Analysis and prediction
• Meteorological effects
• Making sea level measurements
• Definitions of tidal terms
• Tide predictions
• Te Aumiti / French Pass tidal stream predictions
• Tory Channel / Kura te Au entrance tidal stream predictions
• Standard Port tide tables
• Secondary Port tide tables
• How to calculate tide times & heights
• Standard Port datum descriptions
• Standard Port tidal levels
• Standard Port periods of observation

Light list information

• General information sheet about New Zealand lights
• North Island Lights List
• South Island Lights List
• Chatham Islands Lights List.

Annual Notices to Mariners

Annual Notices to Mariners are standing notices issued each year in the Almanac.

Maritime contacts

• New Zealand harbour masters
• New Zealand port operators.

Report a hazard to navigation - submit a hydrographic note

Mariners are requested to advise the New Zealand Hydrographic Authority of the discovery of new or suspected dangers to navigation, or shortcomings in charts or publications.

Coastal Distances Table

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