Purchase a Beacon
For details of leading New Zealand retailers and distributors of 406 MHz beacons, see below:
| Company | Mailing Address | City | Brand | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aviation Safety Supplies Ltd | 1439 Old North Rd, RD2, Helensville | Auckland |
Kannad GME |
www.aviationsafety.co.nz |
| Advance Trident Ltd | 383 New North Road, Kingsland | Auckland | Alden | www.alden.com |
| Safety at Sea Australasia Ltd | PO Box 91107, Westhaven | Auckland | Kannad | www.safetyatsea.co.nz www.gme.net.nz |
| Crystal Electronic Ltd | PO Box 12760, Penrose | Auckland | Jotron | |
| Hutchwilco Ltd | PO Box 18064, Glen Innes | Auckland | Pains Wessex & Mcmurdo | www.mcmurdo.co.uk |
| RFD (New Zealand) Ltd | PO Box 2386, Ponsonby | Auckland | ACR | www.rfd.co.nz |
| Wright Technologies Ltd |
23 Fitzherbert St Petone 5012 |
Wellington | Mcmurdo | www.mcmurdo.co.uk |
| Hawker Pacific NZ Ltd | P.O. Box 272-1523 | Papakura | Artex | www.hawkerpacific.co.nz |
| Helitech |
PO Box 72480 |
Papakura 2244 |
Artex | www.helitech.com.au |
| South Pacific Avionics Ltd | PO Box 72-816 | Papakura | Kannad | |
| Bright Ideas ELB Ltd | PO Box 72-182 | Papakura | McMurdo | |
| Standard Communications | F/35 Neil Park Drive, East Tamaki | Auckland | GME | www.gme.net.au/marine |
REGIONAL SUPPLIERS: AUCKLAND
| Company | Address | Suburb | Phone | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Foster & Co Ltd | 34 Fanshawe Street | |||
| Advance Trident Ltd | 383 New North Road | Kingsland | ||
| Burnsco Marine ( Auckland ) | 70-80 Gaunt Street | Ponsonby | ||
| Burnsco Marine ( Gulf Harbour ) | Gulf Harbour Marina | Whangaparaoa | ||
| Burnsco Marine (Pakuranga) | PO Box 51120 | Pakuranga | ||
| Burnsco Marine (Whangaparaoa) | Gulf Harbour Marina | Whangaparaoa | ||
| Crystal Electronic Ltd | PO Box 12760 | Penrose | ||
| Denray Marine Auckland | PO Box 58061 | Greenmount | ||
| Hutchwilco Ltd | PO Box 18064 | Glen Innes | ||
| Navstation | Westhaven drive | Glen Innes | ||
| RFD ( New Zealand ) Ltd | PO Box 2386 | Ponsonby | www.rfd.co.nz | |
| Safety at Sea Australasia Ltd | PO Box 91107 | Westhaven | www.safetyatsea.co.nz | |
| Sailor's Corner Ltd | Cnr Westhaven Drive & Beaumont Street | Westhaven | ||
| Standard Communications | F/35 Neil Park Drive | East Tamaki | ||
| Wright Technologies Ltd | 10 Ride Way | Albany 0632 | 09 118 5199 | www.wrights.co.nz |
| Hawker Pacific NZ Ltd | P.O. Box 272-1523 | Papakura | www.hawkerpacific.co.nz | |
| Helitech | 4781 Airfield Rd | Ardmore Airport | 09 299 6200 | www.helitech.com.au |
| Safety and Rescue Ltd | 39 Santa Ana Drive | Howick | 09 532 9163 | www.safetyandrescue.co.nz |
| Outdoor Action | 57 Barrys Point Rd | Takapuna | 0800 778 779 | www.outdooraction.co.nz |
| Aviation Safety Ltd | 1439 Old North Rd, RD2 | Helensville | 09 4206079 | www.aviationsafety.co.nz |
| Smart Marine | 123 Beaumont St | Westhaven | 0800 805040 | www.smartmarine.com |
| South Pacific Avionics Ltd | De-Haviland Lane | Ardmore Airfield Papakura | 09 298 1373 | |
| Bright Ideas ELB Ltd | PO Box 72-182 | Papakura | ||
| Counties Marine Ltd | 50 Manukau Road | Pukekohe |
REGIONAL SUPPLIERS: REST OF NEW ZEALAND
| Company | Address | Suburb | Phone | Website/Email |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay of Plenty | ||||
| Reel 'n' Wave | 29 Wilson Road | Waiha Beach | ||
| Blenheim | ||||
| Safeair | PO Box 244 | 03 572 7744 | www.safeair.co.nz | |
| Wheels & Waves Electrical | Grove Road | |||
| Bluff | ||||
| Southern Ocean Safety | 195 Foreshore Rd | Bluff | 03 212 8893 | www.yellow.co.nz/site/southernoceansafety |
| Christchurch | ||||
| Allison Avionics Ltd | Harewood Aviation Park, Pound Rd, PO Box 14092 | ChCh Airport | 03 359 1204 | |
| Burnsco Marine ( Christchurch ) | PO Box 8819 | |||
| Map World | 173 Gloucester St (PO Box 13833) | 03 374 5399 | www.mapworld.co.nz | |
| Oborn's Nautical | 49 Shakespeare Road | Waltham | ||
| Ocean Electronics Ltd | 7 Hands Road | Middleton | ||
| Power Boat Centre | 401 Ferry Road | |||
| RFD | 480 Tuam St | Linwood | www.rfd.co.nz | |
| Sea Technology | 54 Early Valley Road | Landsdowne RD2 | ||
| Wright Technologies Ltd | 69a Coleridge St | Sydenham | 03 365 2541 | www.wrights.co.nz |
| Salcom | 120 St Aseph St | 03 379 2298 | www.salcom.co.nz | |
| Coromandel | ||||
| Coromandel Fish & Dive | 95 Kapanga Road | |||
| Dunedin | ||||
| Navcom Electronics Ltd | PO Box 2517 | Cnr French and Buller St | 03 477 6655 | www.navcom.co.nz |
| Thomas Electronics Otago | PO Box 1590 | 27 McBride Street | ||
| Gisborne | ||||
| Gisborne Marine | PO Box 1163 | |||
| Wilcom | 71 Custom House Street | |||
| Hamilton | ||||
| Andrew Fink Marine | PO Box 10469 | |||
| Burnsco Marine (Hamilton) | 3 Karewa Place | |||
| Rollos Marine | Euclid Avenue | 07 849 4809 | www.rollosmarine.co.nz | |
| Invercargill | ||||
| Image Boats | Bond Street | |||
| Southland Electronics | PO Box 1210 | |||
| Lower Hutt | ||||
| Power Boat Centre | 67 Port Road | Seaview | ||
| Masterton | ||||
| Dave Anderson Ltd | 387 Queen Street | |||
| The Boat Shed | PO Box 684 | |||
| Napier | ||||
| Barton Marine (Napier) | 46 Pandora Road | |||
| Firmans Marine | 43 Pandora Road | |||
| Napier Provedoring | No 7 Store, Waghorne St | 06 835 1724 | ||
| Down Under Pilot Shop | Shop 3 Nelson Quay, Bridge St | Ahuriri | 06 835 6758 | www.downunderpilotshop.co.nz |
| Discount Marine | 46 Pandora Rd | www.discount-marine.co.nz | ||
| Nelson | ||||
| Baral Com Electronics | 4a Akersten Street | Port Nelson | ||
| Burnsco Marine (Nelson) | 44 Wildman Avenue | |||
| Oddies Marine | Waikawa Marina | Beach Road | ||
| Ruralcom Electronics Ltd | PO Box 422 | |||
| RFD New Zealand Ltd | 3 Duncan St | Port Nelson | www.rfd.co.nz | |
| Palmerston North | ||||
| Adamson & Holland Ltd | PO Box 10060 | |||
| City Marine | 479 Rangitikei Street | |||
| Fieldair | Intl Airport | Palmerson North | www.fieldair.co.nz | |
| Spectron Ltd | 228 Rangitikei Street | |||
| Paraparaumu | ||||
| Boat City | PO Box 18064 | |||
| Kapiti Boating Centre Ltd | PO Box 18064 | |||
| Picton | ||||
| Bowden Electrical | 3 Devon Street | |||
| Rotorua | ||||
| Serious Shooters Rotorua | 36A Amohia St | 07 349 2506 | ||
| Tauranga | ||||
| Bay Marine Electronics | PO Box 14277 | |||
| Burnsco Marine (Tauranga) | PO Box 481 | |||
| Denray Marine Services Ltd | 50c Cross Road | Sulphur Point | ||
| Sportcraft Boats | 115 Hewletts Road | Mt Maunganui | ||
| Timaru | ||||
| Marine & Auto Ltd | 39 King Street | |||
| Sullivan & Spillane Elect Ltd | 114 Hilton Highway | Timaru | Ph 03 6886690 Fx 03 6883377 | |
| Mr Boats | 74 King Street | |||
| Wainouimata | ||||
| Advance Marine Ltd | 8A Gough St, Seaview | Lower Hutt | 04 568 7646 | advancemarine@xtra.co.nz |
| Waiuku | ||||
| Sunset Kite & Fishing Supplies | 22 Constable Road | |||
| Wanaka | ||||
| Wanaka Marine | 54 Anderson Road | |||
| Wellington | ||||
| Wright Technologies Ltd | 23 Fitzherbert St | Petone | 04 568 8975 | www.wrights.co.nz |
| Barton Marine | PO Box 1194 | |||
| RFD | Unit 3B, The K Rd Depot, 33 Kaiwharawhara Rd | Ngaio | www.rfd.co.nz | |
| Wellington Provedoring | 123 Port Road | Seaview | 04 568 5858 | www.wellingtonprovdoring.co.nz |
| Trig Instruments | 7 McCormack Place | Ngauranga | 0800 500 460 | www.triginstruments.co.nz |
| Discount Marine | Chaffers Marina | 04 385 1490 | www.discount-marine.co.nz | |
| Whakatane | ||||
| A-One Electronics | PO Box 301 | |||
| Ocean Sports Marine | 32 McAlister Street | |||
| Underwood & Wilkins Marine | 32 McAlister Street | |||
| Whangarei | ||||
| All Marine | 231 Port Rd | Whangarei | 09 438 4499 | www.allmarine.co.nz |
| Burnsco Marine (Whangarei) | PO Box 828 | |||
Don't buy a foreign 406!
Each country has an individual 406 code. When you purchase a 406MHz distress beacon, make sure it is coded for New Zealand . The New Zealand Country Code is 512. If you buy one from overseas or over the Internet, it could be an expensive mistake. When it is activated the satellite may notify the wrong rescue coordination centre which could mean a long, potentially life-threatening delay in your rescue.
Remember - you must register your new beacon.
This means Search and Rescue can contact you to verify an activation. This can improve search response time and help cut down on false alarms. Once your beacon is registered, you will need to keep your details up to date and notify the register if the beacon changes ownership. Registration is FREE . To register your beacon, call the Rescue Coordination Centre NZ on 0800 406 111 or 0508 406 111.
Click here for the 406 Distress Beacon Registration Form.