Affiliated to Coastguard New Zealand , Eastern Region supports and assists coastguard affiliates on the North Island East Coast with Training, Education, Fund Raising and Sponsorship.

For operational purposes, Eastern Region consists of five clusters extending from the northern tip of the Coromandel Peninsular to the Southern tip of Hawkes Bay :

• Hawkes Bay Air Patrol
• Coastguard Hawkes Bay
• East Cape Volunteer Coastguard
• Gisborne Volunteer Coastguard

• Whitianga Volunteer Coastguard
• Tairua /Pauanui Volunteer Coastguard
• Whangamata Volunteer Coastguard

• Tauranga Volunteer Coastguard
• Bay of Plenty Air Patrol
• Waihi Beach Volunteer Coastguard

• Coastguard Whakatane
• Waihau Bay Volunteer Coastguard
• Opotiki Volunteer Coastguard

• Rotorua Lakes Volunteer Coastguard
• Lake Taupo Volunteer Coastguard
• Turangi Volunteer Coastguard