Marine

Couple scoop fishing prize

A Tauranga couple are reeling after hooking the ultimate trout fishing prize from throughout the Eastern Bay of Plenty region. Retirees Eric and Elaine Kinnaird... Read More

Winds postpone Rena work

Plans to begin removing the Rena's sunken accommodation section are on hold as rough conditions meant today's salvage operation could not go ahead. Rena recovery... Read More

Diver suffers bends off coast

UPDATE 12.30PM: A 70-year-old Papamoa man who suffered the bends while out diving off the Maketu coast early today is in a stable condition. Te Puke St John Paramedics... Read More

Rena 'house' work begins

Boaties are being reminded to remain outside the temporary exclusion zone around the Rena wreck as work to remove the sunken accommodation section gets underway... Read More

Sewage scare all clear

Tauranga Harbour is being given a clean bill of health after a system failure at the Chapel Street wastewater plant caused an overflow of treated effluent. Temporary... Read More

Teen lands shark tale

Te Puke's Reuben Martin is well and truly hooked on his love of fishing after reeling in a two metre bronze whaler shark in Papamoa. Te Puke boy Reuben Martin. What... Read More

High powered engine battle

The battle of the jetsprints has attracted thousands of people as V8 engines face off against quad-rotor turbo-charged machines at Baypark. Round two of the ENZED... Read More

It takes three to ski

The Bay of Plenty Regional Council is warning water-users to be extra vigilant with safety on the water this Anniversary weekend, which is set to make the region's... Read More

New moorings contractor named

Western Work Boats is set to become certified as an approved moorings contractor - providing much needed attention to a backlog of uninspected moorings throughout... Read More

Burling and Barker share helm

Tauranga sailor Peter Burling will share the helm with Dean Barker for Emirates Team NZ in the Extreme 40 circuit this year. Burling will be available to helm for... Read More

Wild winds strand boaties

A decision to take a small inflatable boat out on Tauranga Harbour last night ended in three men needing to be rescued by Coastguard Tauranga. Emergency services... Read More

Snapper special under fire

A Mount Maunganui restaurant's contentious ‘baby snapper' special is leaving a bad taste in the mouths of fisheries advocacy group LegaSea, which says it should... Read More