Tauranga Volunteer Coastguard are keen to enlist new crew volunteers to help over the summer months. 'No experience is necessary, as all training will be provided,”... Read More

Police are urging the public to use common sense if they are heading into the water, after being called to multiple rescues in the Waikato River in recent days. As... Read More

'It was an amazing experience.” This is how a couple who were fishing near Tauranga describe seeing a pod of dolphins. Natasha Pownall and her partner... Read More

Local filmmakers planning a documentary about the community response to the Rena disaster are asking the Bay of Plenty community to get behind a crowdfunding... Read More

Mama Fish, a non-profit organisation whose objective is to protect New Zealand's marine life, is calling on the Government to mandate national marine fishing licenses,... Read More

Police are very pleased to report that a family reported overdue from a fishing trip in Kawakawa Bay has been located safe and well. Police received reports... Read More

A search is under way today after a family failed to return from a fishing trip in Kawakawa Bay on Saturday. Police were notified at 9.35pm on Saturday night... Read More

Tom Saunders had planned to be back in New Zealand right now but he's glad he delayed his return because this morning he was crowned Laser world champion. No... Read More

Tom Saunders will head into an unfamiliar position tomorrow but one he's excited about - leading going into the final day of the Laser world championships... Read More

For those Mounties who like to establish their mana with a mean manu, Salisbury Wharf in Pilot Bay is open once again and back in business. Mount Maunganui residents,... Read More

Surfing New Zealand has partnered with Surf Life Saving New Zealand with the aim for safer beaches around the New Zealand coastline thanks to a new initiative... Read More

The Bay of Plenty tourism sector has been dealt a blow with hopes of an early-2022 return of cruise ships to Tauranga suffering a significant casualty. Norwegian... Read More