By - Northern AdvocateA Northlander has been fined for creating a wake that endangered a vessel belonging to the Northland Regional Council and its staff who were on board. Mr Feickert was returning to Marsden after a fishing trip to the Hen and Chicken Islands. NRC harbourmaster Jim Lyle said the waves Mr Feickert's boat created were big enough to rock a 6.7m Surtees boat owned and operated as a patrol vessel by the council. "If you're going through a busy area, you have to slow down or sometimes stop and let waves dissipate. A lot of people slow down then drag a wave behind them," Mr Lyle said.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 15, 2017 19:09 UTC