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Over 1,200 boats stolen in New Zealand; new digital registry with NFC tags boosts recovery and safety.
Over 1,200 boats have been stolen in New Zealand, with only 14% recovered due to the lack of a national boat registration system.
Despite high boat ownership—around 1.6 million vessels—no centralized database links boats to owners, complicating theft recovery, insurance, and secondhand sales.
In 2024, the nonprofit NZBoatRegister launched a free digital platform allowing owners to register boats with photos, serial numbers, and ownership history.
Paired with waterproof NFC-enabled AquaTAG ID tags, the system enables quick, private verification of ownership via smartphone scan, improving safety, accountability, and transparency across the $3 billion boating industry.
Registration takes under five minutes and reinvests profits into boating communities.
Más de 1.200 embarcaciones robadas en Nueva Zelanda; un nuevo registro digital con etiquetas NFC aumenta la recuperación y la seguridad.