Marine
03:10pm Sat 11 Aug, 2012
A trial using carp to control aquatic weeds is proving a success. The trial funded by the Ministry of Primary Industries is showing grass carp could be used to eradicate... Read More
01:14pm Thu 26 Jul, 2012
Elvis Teddy is going home to Opotiki to go cray fishing after the charges against him relating to an oil drilling protest off the East Cape last year were dismissed... Read More
10:31am Wed 11 Jul, 2012
Emergency services officials are warning people the best tsunami warning will come from nature itself after the third false tsunami siren sounded in the coastal... Read More
01:35pm Tue 10 Jul, 2012
Tauranga commercial jet boat operator Kaituna River Jet is welcoming the new driver licence requirement for commercial jet boat drivers. The new licence announced... Read More
07:03am Wed 27 Jun, 2012
Surfers and recreational fishermen wanting to check out the swell will need to wait a few more weeks before the Bay of Plenty Regional Council's wave buoy is back... Read More
12:50pm Tue 26 Jun, 2012
The relatively new sport of kiteboard course racing is now firmly established in Tauranga, just weeks after getting the nod as an event for the 2016 Olympics. Tauranga... Read More
03:52pm Sat 23 Jun, 2012
Scientists are using a remote-controlled miniature speedboat to gauge river flows in New Zealand's rivers, including those in the Bay of Plenty. NIWA principal technician... Read More
02:23pm Sat 23 Jun, 2012
The Rena's second lifeboat shifted to its new home at the Bay Of Plenty Polytechnic this week where it will be used as a teaching aid for maritime students. The... Read More
07:15am Sat 23 Jun, 2012
Sending Oscar Rorvik and Taylor Burn to the 420 world championships in Austria next month is a community backed campaign that involves a lot of travelling. The 18-year-old... Read More
01:08pm Tue 12 Jun, 2012
A 68-year-old Mount Maunganui man was flown to Auckland for treatment in the Devonport Naval Base hyperbaric chamber by the Trustpower TECT rescue helicopter on... Read More
01:04pm Tue 12 Jun, 2012
Fish & Game Eastern Region Officers have released 1690 stripy tiger trout and 200 rainbow trout into Lake Rotoma. Fish & Game eastern regional officer Mark Sherburn... Read More
01:18pm Sun 10 Jun, 2012
Scientists hope a new study will prove the Bay of Plenty environment has fully recovered from the Rena disaster, which spilled approximately 350 tonnes of oil into... Read More
17-Dec 16:43
SH2, north of Katikati, open after serious crash
17-Dec 16:00
Shoppers visit Ikea in ‘unprecedented’ numbers
17-Dec 14:30
Mt Ruapehu crater lake shows temperature rise
17-Dec 13:00
Manta rays added to vulnerable species list
17-Dec 12:07
Car crashes into Tauranga shop, witnesses say
17-Dec 11:45
Serious food safety tips for the silly season
17-Dec 09:27
Serious crash on SH2, road closed
17-Dec 08:00
Lamb takes out ham this Christmas
17-Dec 07:30
Summer traffic squeeze: Key SH2 and SH25 changes
17-Dec 06:30
Coping with grief during the Christmas season
16-Dec 18:00
SH2 speed limits reduced in Karangahake, Waihī
16-Dec 17:00
Neighbour starts Givealitte page after house fire
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