The start of the trout fishing season is always a date well anticipated by keen fishers around the country. Trout angling kicks-off at most locations around New... Read More

The east Coromandel scallop fishery will close for a period of two years from this Saturday, September 11, following a request from the Ngāti Hei Trust. The... Read More

Two of New Zealand's biggest transport unions have expressed their concerns about decisions made around the emissions footprint of new interisland ferries. KiwiRail... Read More

Whitebaiters are delighted to learn they can now go out fishing during alert level 4, without a customary rights permit, following a clarification to the rules.... Read More

Boaties cruising around Coromandel's Mercury Islands are being told to stay home as New Zealand's Covid-19 restrictions continue over the weekend. The country... Read More

People with water-only access to their homes are being asked to take as few trips as possible during current level four lockdown restrictions. Officials from... Read More

Mixed messages from Government departments is causing confusion among whitebaiters about whether they are allowed to fish. Department of Conservation media and... Read More

New research shows the potential for a booming seaweed sector in New Zealand is tied up in red tape and resource consents. The report from the Sustainable Seas... Read More

Coromandel's Eastern Peninsula community is outraged commercial fishing boats, donning pirate flags, are harvesting scallops in a rāhui zone. They... Read More

Crew from Tauranga Coastguard were called out yesterday to assist a vessel that was taking on water. 'A pump helped drain most of the water from the vessel, it... Read More

At the Tauranga Sport Fishing Club it will be a family affair as the club celebrates the year's fishing season this afternoon with prizegiving, an evening of watching... Read More

A labourer and fisherman have been fined more than $4000, and their vessel forfeited, for their part in operating a vessel in a manner which caused unnecessary... Read More