07:00am Wed 11 Aug, 2021
The Motiti Protection Area is now in place, meaning people can no longer take any kind of marine life from the three offshore reef areas surrounding Motiti Island. Regional... Read More
10:45am Thu 05 Aug, 2021
A Covid-19 scare at the Port of Tauranga has caused an 'unsettling, stressful and frustrating situation for workers”. A concerned port worker contacted... Read More
07:00am Wed 04 Aug, 2021
A number of properties believed to be linked to a major black market crayfish ring have been targeted by MPI fishery officers. About 80 officers searched eight... Read More
02:00pm Mon 02 Aug, 2021
Investigations are underway after a fishing boat and container ship reportedly collided in the Bay of Plenty. The New Zealand-registered fishing vessel the ‘Commission'... Read More
07:15am Sun 01 Aug, 2021
Peter Burling and Blair Tuke will on Monday pull on the leader's yellow bibs for the first time at these Tokyo Olympics and it has come at just the right time. The... Read More
01:30pm Sat 31 Jul, 2021
Sailors often talk about light-wind days as a game of snakes and ladders and a couple of New Zealand crews hooked onto ladders at the Tokyo Olympics yesterday. Peter... Read More
07:25am Fri 30 Jul, 2021
It was a very nearly day for many of the New Zealand sailing crews on Thursday, but a number of them are still in medal contention heading into the business end... Read More
07:20am Wed 28 Jul, 2021
It was a frustrating day for the New Zealand sailors competing at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday, as they tried to get to grips with the treacherous conditions... Read More
11:45am Tue 27 Jul, 2021
For 43-year-old Dennis Young, living with Left Hemiparesis can have its challenges. 'I am paralysed down the left-hand side of my body; it affects my walk, I... Read More
10:00am Sun 25 Jul, 2021
A Bay of Plenty iwi collective is working with five national research institutes to collectively develop a large scale $20 million multi-year funding agreement... Read More
07:00am Sat 24 Jul, 2021
Toa, the orca calf separated from its pod, has died. He was thought to be between two and six months old. Whale Rescue posted on social media on Friday night... Read More
11:15am Thu 22 Jul, 2021
The tragic sinking of the Tauranga yacht Essence has safety lessons for all international sailing vessels, says Maritime NZ. Essence foundered in heavy seas on... Read More