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flag Over 1,200 boats stolen in New Zealand; new digital registry with NFC tags boosts recovery and safety.

flag Over 1,200 boats have been stolen in New Zealand, with only 14% recovered due to the lack of a national boat registration system. flag Despite high boat ownership—around 1.6 million vessels—no centralized database links boats to owners, complicating theft recovery, insurance, and secondhand sales. flag In 2024, the nonprofit NZBoatRegister launched a free digital platform allowing owners to register boats with photos, serial numbers, and ownership history. flag 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. flag Registration takes under five minutes and reinvests profits into boating communities.

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