Marine

Onboard the HMNZS Otago

Officers and crew onboard the HMNZS Otago are all done with their Christmas shopping as Christmas Day this year will be spent 'somewhere south of New Zealand”. The... Read More

Mount blowhole jumping caution

As the summer swimming season approaches Mount Maunganui lifeguards are issuing a timely reminder to think smart when contemplating jumping off the iconic blowhole. The... Read More

Commodore of the fleet

Peter van Uden's career path from deck cadet to commodore of the fleet is being celebrated today in a traditional ceremony on the bridge of the freighter Shansi,... Read More

Sunken boat refloated

UPDATED 3PM:Efforts to bring an end to fuel leaks from a sunken boat are proving successful with crews refloating the boat in a Bay in the Coromandel today. The... Read More

Plenty for Everyone launches

Plenty for Everyone is on offer in the Bay of Plenty this summer as Tourism BOP launches its summer advertising campaign. The new campaign using five themes to show... Read More

Mount secures jetsprint world first

Replacing 300 truckloads of dirt with four million pump bottles of water is no easy feat - but ASB Baypark is accepting the challenge as it gears up to host a methane-fuelled... Read More

Champion rafters descend on Bay

Raft paddlers from around the world are settling into the Bay of Plenty as they prepare to compete in the 2013 World Rafting Champs. Held in Kawerau, the event sees... Read More

Hope for Pacific dental care

A $45,000 fundraising effort by Tauranga Rotary is helping refurbish and roll out the latest dental equipment onboard the Pacific Hope - Marine Reach's latest medical... Read More

Marine wonderland explored

The second day of the Tauranga Boat Expo and On The Water Festival is proving more popular than the first with thousands of people coming to explore the marine wonderland. Event... Read More

Shellfish toxin warning extended

The current shellfish toxin warning for the Bay of Plenty is being extended eastwards along the Bay of Plenty coastline. A map of the extended coastline. The affected... Read More

Women’s pioneering paddle power

In a gut-busting endeavour, two Bay of Plenty women are this weekend attempting a 65km paddle - only ever completed by men. Tomorrow morning Rebecca Boyce and Yvonne... Read More

Waterfront wonder begins

Tauranga's only on-the-water boat show is underway today, bringing a weekend of watercraft wonder for the whole family. The Tauranga Boat Expo and On The Water Festival,... Read More