06:40am Thu 04 Mar, 2021
Sharks that glow in dark of the ocean have been seen for the first time off the coast of New Zealand. Belgian scientists were able to document three species... Read More
02:00pm Wed 03 Mar, 2021
A number of keen fisherman are spending the next four days in the hunt for a prize winning fish. The Stoney Creek 2021 One Base tournament began with a shot gun... Read More
02:05pm Mon 01 Mar, 2021
New rules involving fishing and seafood gathering around Motiti Island are expected to be in place next summer. This announcement follows the green light given... Read More
09:10am Mon 01 Mar, 2021
A Tasman-based company has begun a one-year research trial aimed at reducing the number of mussel floats that get lost at sea each year. Aquaculture float specialist... Read More
09:00am Sun 28 Feb, 2021
The Government is backing a new project to use drone technology to transform our understanding and protection of the Maui dolphin, New Zealand's most endangered... Read More
01:50pm Wed 24 Feb, 2021
More details are emerging regarding the remarkable survival of a man who fell overboard from a boat that departed Tauranga. Vidam Perevetilov, a 52-year-old... Read More
10:10am Wed 24 Feb, 2021
The skipper of a yacht who put out a mayday call last week failed to cancel it after reaching calmer seas, but Maritime New Zealand won't take action against... Read More
04:00pm Sun 21 Feb, 2021
The YWAM KOHA will be leaving Tauranga harbour tomorrow afternoon for a two-week check-over in Lyttleton, before then heading on a port tour of New Zealand. 'After... Read More
03:00pm Fri 19 Feb, 2021
A yacht reported missing off the Coromandel coast on Wednesday was located 150km from where it made its mayday call. Sinking yacht Tribe broadcast a mayday call... Read More
03:11pm Thu 18 Feb, 2021
A Whitianga longline tuna fisher has had his vessel forfeited to the Crown and been fined $15,000 in Tauranga District Court. The Ministry of Primary Industries... Read More
02:20pm Thu 18 Feb, 2021
The yacht missing off the east coast of the Coromandel Peninsula has been found. Maritime New Zealand is reporting that both people on board are believed safe. Maritime... Read More
06:50am Thu 18 Feb, 2021
UPDATE8.20AM: The search for a yacht missing off the Coromandel coast is continuing this morning. The Royal New Zealand Navy's HMNZS Te Kaha is searching... Read More