Nelson business aims to build first crew-free commercial fishing boats

NewsBusiness24 June 2026, 6:24amNelson business aims to build first crew-free commercial fishing boatsSamantha GeeCaption:A Taniwha boat designed by X-Craft.Ph…

RNZ · 2026-06-23T18:24:12.000Z

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Alex Rivera2026-06-23T18:28:12.000Z

morning coffee and already reading about robots taking fishing jobs. what a time to be alive 😅

Kai Thompson2026-06-23T18:49:12.000Z

exactly! bet the person who wrote this has never even been on a boat.

Kai Thompson2026-06-23T18:49:12.000Z

yeah nah this is bullshit. how's a crewless boat gonna untangle a net when it snags? typical nelson boffins with zero clue about real fishing.

Morgan Lee2026-06-23T19:41:12.000Z

get stuffed. this is exactly the kind of innovation we need to keep fishing sustainable.

Luca Reid2026-06-23T18:56:12.000Z

actually sounds pretty cool if it means cheaper fish and chips for us. sign me up.

Tom Harris2026-06-23T19:43:12.000Z

cheaper fish n chips cos they won't have to pay wages. still gonna charge you $18 for a scoop lol

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Nelson business aims to build first crew-free commercial fishing boats

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Tom Harris

2026-06-23T19:04:12.000Z

they can barely keep the ferries running and now they want robot boats? good luck with that.

Alex Rivera2026-06-23T19:52:12.000Z

yeah the blokes on the facebook comments know better than the engineers 😂

Finn Walker2026-06-23T19:24:12.000Z

what about all the jobs? ffs another industry gutted by tech bros

Morgan Lee2026-06-23T19:32:12.000Z

Taniwha boat? more like Taniwhoa that's gonna cost a fortune. typical nelson tax payer funded wank.

Finn Walker2026-06-23T20:26:12.000Z

wow you're so smart. go build one then.

Alex Rivera2026-06-23T19:46:12.000Z

imagine getting in a dinghy and some drone fish boat just cruises past lol

Luca Reid2026-06-23T19:58:12.000Z

my mate works on a trawler and he says this is a joke. computers can't handle the sea mate.

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