06:51am Wed 17 Mar, 2021
Team New Zealand are tantalisingly close to defending the America's Cup, and, if the wind blows, will get two more shots at it today. Fans were left disappointed... Read More
06:44am Mon 15 Mar, 2021
A 14 year dream, in the form of a mammoth boat, is coming to fruition for Tauranga's Bryce Dinneen. The boat, named Wish 4 Fish, is an 18-metre, custom... Read More
07:00am Sun 14 Mar, 2021
A festival in Pilot Bay next Sunday will have a high fun factor and hopefully a low waste factor. While divers jump into the harbour to go diving and hunting... Read More
07:00pm Thu 11 Mar, 2021
A group of fishermen have been caught with nearly five times the legal limit of snapper on the Firth of Thames. The three men were apprehended by four Ministry... Read More
02:00pm Wed 10 Mar, 2021
It doesn't take long to deduce that Arieana Bamforth, nine-years-old, and her six-year-old brother Toby are mad about the ocean. Whilst one clings to a... Read More
07:00pm Tue 09 Mar, 2021
Maritime NZ is reminding boaties and spectators how to be safe as America's Cup racing kicks off tomorrow. Martime NZ northern compliance manager Neil Rowarth... Read More
02:00pm Tue 09 Mar, 2021
Two fishermen plucked from the Firth of Thames after their boat sank are thankful for the efforts of two Waikato police officers who came to their rescue, and... Read More
04:57pm Mon 08 Mar, 2021
A global effort by seabird researchers, including those from NIWA, has resulted in the first assessment of where the world's most threatened seabirds spend their... Read More
03:00pm Sun 07 Mar, 2021
Connecting with our oceans is being celebrated this week, as it is annually. Known as Seaweek, it is about inspiring all Kiwis to renew their connections with... Read More
02:00pm Sun 07 Mar, 2021
The National Geohazards Monitoring Centre has recorded more than 140 earthquakes of M4 or higher since the M7.2 earthquake on Friday morning. 'There are already... Read More
06:50am Sun 07 Mar, 2021
The Te Moana a Toi vaccination programme kicked off this week, with 28 workers at the Port of Tauranga receiving the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. Huge efforts have... Read More
07:21am Thu 04 Mar, 2021
The fishing community are 'absolutely outraged” with the environment court ruling to prohibit fishing around Motiti Island and the surrounding area. The... Read More