06:50pm Sun 16 Jan, 2022
Access to Moturiki, often known as Leisure Island, has been closed on Sunday afternoon due to significant sea swells and the high incoming tide. "This closure... Read More
03:30pm Sun 16 Jan, 2022
MetService meteorologists advise that the risk of heavy rain has diminished as Cyclone Cody looks to track east of New Zealand. However, the risk of severe gales... Read More
10:30am Sun 16 Jan, 2022
A tsunami surge hit Tutukaka Marina in Northland about 9.30pm on Saturday, causing a number of boats to sink and several others to break free from their mornings... Read More
10:15am Sun 16 Jan, 2022
Mauao base track will be closed today. Tauranga City Council released a statement on Sunday morning to say the Mauao base track is now closed as a precaution,... Read More
09:00am Sun 16 Jan, 2022
NZ science experts say that there will probably be ash fallout from the volcanic eruption in Tonga which will impact on locals, and there could be more eruptions... Read More
07:45am Sun 16 Jan, 2022
9.45am update: New Zealand's National Emergency Management Agency - NEMA has extended the warning to stay off NZ beaches and shore areas to also include the west... Read More
09:00pm Sat 15 Jan, 2022
A pressure surge from the latest eruption of the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai volcano in Tonga has been observed by New Zealand weather stations across the country... Read More
03:59pm Thu 13 Jan, 2022
Bay of Plenty Regional Council are reminding boaties to adhere to the five knot rule amid a rise in the number of new boat and jet ski users in the region this... Read More
10:45am Thu 13 Jan, 2022
This summer has already seen horrific drowning statistics around the country, with several serious incidents and fatalities occurring at East Coast beaches. With... Read More
09:10am Thu 13 Jan, 2022
Fishery officers have arrested a man for obstruction while investigating the alleged illegal sale of pāua via social media. "In the days prior to the arrest,... Read More
07:24am Thu 13 Jan, 2022
A person has died following a water incident near Te Kaha. Police received a report that a person may have been in trouble in the sea near State Highway 35, Omaio,... Read More
07:00am Thu 13 Jan, 2022
The Tuna Fishing Company Limited has been fined $6,500 for operating a vessel commercially before its certificate of survey was issued. The Judge also ordered... Read More