Marine

Tsunami siren: Coromandel group to buy its own

After a two-year tussle over tsunami sirens in the Coromandel, a community group is planning to buy its own. Thames Coromandel's sirens were disconnected last... Read More

Four BOP water deaths in 2022, half of 2021 total

Water Safety New Zealand is working closely with their partners to ensure appropriate warning signage is in place at New Zealand's waterways whilst also backing... Read More

New Bay of Plenty $29m boat harbour fast-tracked

Fast-track consenting made available for Provincial Growth Fund projects could see work start on a $29.4 million marina in Whakatāne mid-year. Named Te Rāhui... Read More

No tsunami risk from 6.4M Kermadec quake

New Zealand Civil Defence says there is no tsunami risk from a magnitude 6.4 quake which struck near the Kermadec Islands on Saturday afternoon. The National... Read More

New $29m boat harbour fast-tracked

Fast-track consenting made available for Provincial Growth Fund projects could see work start on a $29.4 million marina in Whakatāne mid-year. Named Te Rāhui... Read More

Covid-19: 8 new BOP cases includes on ship at port

The Ministry of Health is reporting 97 new community cases in NZ and 58 new cases identified at the border. Of the new community cases, 61 are in Auckland, one... Read More

Funding boost for Rena documentary

Tauranga filmmakers working on a documentary about the response to the Rena disaster are thanking the Bay of Plenty community for getting behind a crowdfunding... Read More

Tauranga woman’s seaside work view

A Tauranga woman is proving that you can live on a yacht and work at a Tauriko-based business at the same time. Fiona Birchall is a business development manager... Read More

Lack of lifejackets big concern for Harbourmaster

The lack of lifejacket use continues to be the biggest reason the Bay of Plenty Regional Council Harbourmaster team has to interact with boat users. Since Labour... Read More

Magnitude 6.2 quake strikes off the coast of Tonga

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake has struck off the coast of Tonga. The United States Geological Survey reports that the quake struck about 219km west-northwest of... Read More

Fisher fined for setting nets in protection area

A commercial fisher who set and hauled nets within dolphin protection areas has been fined $11,900. Following a successful Ministry for Primary Industries prosecution,... Read More

Coromandel fin fish farm wins council support

An iwi move to create the first fin fish farming operation off the Coromandel coast has the tick from the local council. Thames-Coromandel District councillors... Read More