Marine

Katrina Madill stuns in maiden Mount Monster win

Katrina Madill has long been known as one of the toughest trainers in surf lifesaving and on Saturday, that grit paid off in spades. The popular Mount Maunganui... Read More

Peter Burling pleased to be back on the water

Emirates Team New Zealand made a return to Auckland's Hauraki Gulf on Friday on their newly repaired and rebranded AC40 for its first sail since the nosedive causing... Read More

Fish & Game Council change opening day dates

The traditional trout fishing opening date is back in place following a recent meeting of the Eastern Fish & Game Council. At the meeting, it was resolved to... Read More

Health warning: Te Weta Bay at Lake Rotoiti

A health warning has been issued for Te Weta Bay at Lake Rotoiti. There is also a current health warning for Okawa Bay at Lake Rototi which was issued by Toi... Read More

Ōpōtiki: Pakihikura open to boaties for the summer

The Waioeka river mouth in Ōpōtiki is reopening today after being closed to week-day boat traffic since September. The closure was in place to allow dredging... Read More

Shellfish collection warning for summer

New Zealand Food Safety is calling on Kiwis to thoroughly cook the shellfish they collect this summer following an increase in cases of Vibrio parahaemolyticus... Read More

Man suffers serious injuries off the BOP coast

A man had to be rescued at sea after his clothing was caught in a boat winch on a fishing trawler off the Bay of Plenty coast. The Auckland Westpac rescue helicopter... Read More

Emergency closure of Coromandel fishery

The two remaining open areas in the Coromandel scallop fishery will close, after new information showed scallops are in decline. 'I am invoking emergency measures... Read More

Tourists warned: Stay away from Omanawa Falls

Tourists are being reminded that they need to stay away from the dangerous Omanawa Falls after videos from the tapu site were recently posted on social media. Two... Read More

Sustainable fishing: Careful fish handling

New information on the survival rates of snapper that are caught, then released, could help fishers save hundreds of thousands of fish per year and help sustain... Read More

Safer boating pilot programme for iwi and hapū

Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Council's Harbourmaster has completed the inaugural 'Kia marutau ki te wai” - a pilot education programme providing safer... Read More

Rescue Rashies to help kids and helicopters

Children's rash vests that unzip to reveal clear CPR instructions are on sale to Kiwis, who by purchasing the swimwear can also support their region's rescue helicopter. The... Read More