Marine

Divers search for aquatic pest

Marine scientists scouring Tauranga Harbour in search of the aquatic pest Mediterranean Fanworm have failed to find any more trace of the worm. The dive team from... Read More

Launch breaks free near Katikati

Waihi Beach Coastguard is helping to secure a 40foot launch broken free from its moorings in high winds at Tanners Point today. The launch Sol3 was seen adrift in... Read More

Winds delay first cruise ship

About 2000 cruise ship passengers spent the night in Tauranga after high winds delayed the ship's arrival and departure at the weekend. The Sea Princess is the first... Read More

Rare ceremony at port

A bottle of champagne was cracked across the bow of the ship Shengking at the Port of Tauranga in a ceremony considered an honour for the port. The ship was named... Read More

Kidz fishing competition postponed

Poor weather conditions have forced organisers of the Kidz Need Dadz Fishing and Fun Day to postpone the event to next year. The competition was due to take place... Read More

Mooring owners picket council

Aggrieved mooring owners are threatening to picket this morning's meeting of the Bay of Plenty Regional Council in protest at being denied speaking rights at the... Read More

$200k Rena compo to promote Bay

A $200,000 allocation from the charterers of the stricken cargo ship Rena will go towards a direct television, print and social media marketing campaign to attract... Read More

Dive search for marine pest

Divers are scouring Pilot Bay waters for any further sightings of the unwanted aquatic pest Mediterranean fanworm. Last week a team of divers from Bay of Plenty... Read More

Rena salvage two years on

Two years on from the grounding of the container ship Rena off the Tauranga coast and salvors are still working to remove the wreck with the next phase of cutting... Read More

Rena salvage mission resumes

Equipment is arriving on Tauranga's coastline ready to undertake the next phase of the Rena salvage operation - removing the four storey accommodation block from... Read More

Mount little blue penguins attacked

Leisure Island's little blue penguin colony has taken a devastating blow one week out from the second anniversary of the Rena grounding on Astrolabe Reef. Most of... Read More

Countdown to trout season

Anglers hoping to hook some hard-fighting trout are preparing for the opening of the annual trout season tomorrow. Lakes Rotoiti, Tarawera and Okataina, which... Read More