01:00pm Sun 23 Oct, 2022
The Bowentown boardwalk has been closed off to the public due to damage from erosion to the sand dunes along the beach. On Thursday October 20, Western Bay of... Read More
05:00pm Sat 22 Oct, 2022
A sperm whale has beached in a bay in the Coromandel peninsula. "We can confirm that a 16-meter dead sperm whale was beached this morning at Matapaua Bay," says... Read More
10:00am Sat 22 Oct, 2022
Boaties are being reminded to prep their boat, check their gear and know the rules ahead of the traditionally busy Labour Day weekend on the Waikato region's waterways... Read More
11:45am Fri 21 Oct, 2022
It was the one that didn't get away. A Tauranga charter boat skipper is still buzzing from recently catching a huge Sea Bass that tipped the scales at 60.2 kilograms. 'It's... Read More
07:00pm Wed 19 Oct, 2022
Te Tai Tokerau is set host Aotearoa's top Māori surfers this Labour Weekend with a big contingent of surfers from around the country heading north. The Aotearoa... Read More
08:00am Wed 19 Oct, 2022
MPI Fishery Officers have had a busy weekend, catching two fishers with 211 kahawai on Saturday after they'd been fishing at Karioitahi beach, Port Waikato. The... Read More
08:00am Tue 18 Oct, 2022
Bay of Plenty Regional Council's Harbourmaster is expecting another busy summer and he's urging boaties to check their vessel and equipment before they hit the... Read More
10:45am Mon 17 Oct, 2022
New Zealand's first planting of hatchery grown seaweed in Coromandel waters could be the beginning of a new sector for the aquaculture industry. Over the last... Read More
09:10am Mon 17 Oct, 2022
Bay of Plenty has taken out third place in the final day of the National Scholastic Surfing Championship at Taranaki. Team captain Anna Brock from Mount Maunganui... Read More
12:10pm Sat 15 Oct, 2022
The first cruise ship of the New Zealand summer season has docked in Tauranga harbour on Saturday morning, bringing many smiles to locals. The Majestic Princess... Read More
07:00pm Fri 14 Oct, 2022
A commercial fishing company has been fined $12,500 and the skipper of its vessel ordered to do 40 hours community work, for fishing in a Marine Reserve. Pursuit... Read More
08:00pm Thu 13 Oct, 2022
New measures announced by the Government will further manage the impacts of fishing on South Island Hector's dolphins. Hector's dolphins are nationally vulnerable... Read More