A new pilot boat is going to brighten up the Port of Tauranga when it begins operating in September.
The fluoro yellow boat, called Arataki, is being constructed at Q-West in Wanganui and is in this colour because it is the most visible colour on water.

Port of Tauranga operations manager Nigel Drake with pictures of Arataki.

"Yellow seems to be the international colour for visibility these days," says Port of Tauranga operations manager Nigel Drake.
"We want her to be a highly visible boat. When ships are approaching the port it's really good for the master of the ship to be able to immediately identify the pilot boat."
Arataki is an appropriate name for the 16.5 metre long, 20 tonne, aluminium hulled vessel.
"Arartaki means to guide and to lead."
It is a planned replacement for Tauranga II, one of the first high speed pilot boats in the country that is now 25 years old.