Marine

Boat salvages keep Harbourmaster team busy

Bay of Plenty Regional Council's Harbourmaster team has had its busiest winter in recent memory assisting with the salvage of a number of boats in Tauranga Harbour. The... Read More

NZ borders open to cruiseships, tourists, students

New Zealand's international border will be fully open from 11.59pm today. This means cruise ships and recreational yachts are able to arrive at New Zealand ports... Read More

Tauranga MP wants agreement between port and iwi

Tauranga's new MP is calling on the Port of Tauranga and local iwi to come to an agreement on how the port can expand. Sam Uffindell wants the expansion to... Read More

Gouldsbury & Cooper Triumph at the King and Queen

The final day of the Backdoor King and Queen of the Point presented by Quiksilver was saved for the junior divisions with New Zealand representatives claiming... Read More

Drowning report: 90 New Zealanders drowned in 2021

Ninety people in New Zealand drowned in 2021, says Water Safety New Zealand's chief executive Daniel Gerrard. This is an increase on the provisional annual... Read More

Title defence for Stairmand while Williams returns

New Zealand's two surfing Olympians are the newly crowned champions for the Backdoor King and Queen of the Point presented by Quiksilver on Saturday. Billy... Read More

Two-vehicle crash on Maunganui Road

UPDATE, 12.25PM. There are traffic delays on Maunganui Road between Bayfair and the Hewletts Road flyover, following a vehicle crash, says a SunLive reader. "Traffic... Read More

Govt launches nationwide tsunami evacuation map

The Government has launched of the country's first nationwide tsunami evacuation map. 'All of New Zealand's coastline is at risk of tsunami which means most... Read More

Sunk launch recovered in Ōmokoroa

A sunk launch has been recovered in Ōmokoroa today, which was previously a ‘navigation hazard' to those in the area. A witness tells SunLive the boat had... Read More

Te Puke Ocean scientist awarded L’Oréal Fellowship

A University of Waikato PhD student has won a L'Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science mentoring fellowship. Only one is granted in New Zealand each year and... Read More

Water rescue: man stuck in Welcome Bay mud

UPDATE 1.55pm: Police have retrieved a man by boat who was reported to be mired in the estuary mud and mangroves in Welcome Bay. An ambulance is going to meet... Read More

Tauranga’s medical mission ship leaves for Fiji

It's been a three-and-a-half year wait, but it's finally happening. Tauranga's medical mission ship, the MV YWAM KOHA, will soon be departing the Port of Tauranga... Read More