Marine
08:22am Tue 13 Mar, 2012
Boaties are being warned to expect increased traffic and activity around Tuhua/Mayor Island next week during biological monitoring of the Marine Reserve. The Department... Read More
04:18pm Mon 12 Mar, 2012
Studies in the Firth of Thames are revealing reduced numbers of natural beds of green-lipped mussels which is believed to be caused by overfishing and sedimentation. NIWA... Read More
08:14am Sun 11 Mar, 2012
Studies are being undertaken to see if there are potential cancer or Psa beating compounds in Bay of Plenty waters. University of Waikato student Nikki Webb is creating... Read More
10:17am Sun 04 Mar, 2012
Both the former leading boats in the two-handed Global Ocean Race called at Tauranga recently after they pulled out of the race leg across the Southern Ocean. Former... Read More
11:27am Sat 03 Mar, 2012
The Bay of Plenty Regional Council is backing a decision to review the commercial harvesting licences for shellfish in Ohiwa Harbour in the Eastern Bay of Plenty. The... Read More
03:42pm Fri 02 Mar, 2012
Organisers of the Hobie and Tornado class regatta on Tauranga harbour over the weekend are hoping for two days sailing out of three. The cat regatta, which incorporates... Read More
11:04am Thu 01 Mar, 2012
A 5530km voyage into the New Zealand record books was completed by Tauranga kayaker Tim Taylor with a quiet paddle into the gathering dusk on the Wairoa River... Read More
11:00am Thu 01 Mar, 2012
A mariner who photographed what he thought was an illegal and dangerous manoeuvre involving two container ships outside the Port of Tauranga didn't know about a... Read More
11:44am Wed 29 Feb, 2012
Tauranga's Tim Taylor is hoping to complete his marathon circumnavigation of New Zealand by kayak today. The plan is for him to arrive at the Wairoa bridge later... Read More
11:52am Mon 27 Feb, 2012
Tim Taylor crossed the Hauraki Gulf on Sunday and today sets out on the final stretch of his New Zealand coastal voyage - the paddle down the Coromandel. His parents... Read More
03:49pm Sun 26 Feb, 2012
The exclusion zone centred around the Rena wreck at Astrolabe Reef is set to be reduced to two nautical miles this week. Bay of Plenty Regional Council water group... Read More
09:19am Sun 26 Feb, 2012
Anglers willing to work hard and try a variety of fishing methods are bagging the good fish, say Fish & Game Eastern Region staff. Fish & Game officer Mark Sherburn... Read More
17-Dec 18:04
Snapchat predator case moves to High Court
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
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