Medical/Maritime DTS

15 November 2023

Answering the Call: How Your Maritime or Medical/Dental Skills Can Change Lives Throughout history, healing, and ships have been an avenue to show love and compassion, reaching hearts with the …

The Final Push for the YWAM KOHA (Part 1)

4 December 2020

YWAM Ship Aotearoa (YSA) has a big audacious goal: to empower a healthy future for isolated communities throughout the Pacific.  This goal is bigger than any one person or organization. It …

YWAM Koha Update

7 November 2020

Volunteers are the life-blood of the YWAM KOHA ​​​​​​Watch a 60-second update on what’s been happening with the YWAM KOHA: The purpose of YWAM Ships Aotearoa (YSA) is to empower isolated …

Herald of Hope

4 August 2020

Kiaora Koutou, In 1826, the sailing vessel, Herald, anchored in Tauranga Harbour. This marked the entrance of God’s Word to the area as Rev. Henry Williams proclaimed the Gospel of …

Let’s Get the Koha Moving

17 June 2020

We are in a critical time as we prepare for the deployment of the m/v YWAM KOHA to serve isolated island communities. If you haven’t read our latest blog giving …

COVID-19 Update

4 April 2020

In light of the World Health Organization (WHO), Centres for Disease Control (CDC), and multiple Governments including our own, calling for everyone to isolate, YWAM Ships Aotearoa has paused, for …

Brett Curtis – Life spent on Ships

11 February 2020

“We signed up for 5 months and all of a sudden, it became a career.”  From kiwifruit trees to serving the isolated, check out this interview with Brett Curtis, Managing …

Ship Open for Tours in Nelson

31 October 2019

Youth With A Mission’s newest vessel open for tours in Nelson Youth with a Mission’s (YWAM) newest ship, the m/v YWAM KOHA is berthed in Nelson and will be opening …

YWAM Ships Aotearoa Fundraising Event

30 July 2019

Serving Isolated Island Communities Come and join us for a dessert evening to hear more about New Zealand’s newest medical and mission vessel, the M/V YWAM Koha, dedicated to serving …