Marine

What‘s on - roadshow, Katikati Lions, art and more

Good morning and welcome to Saturday. Ko te ra tenei i hanga e te Ariki. Ka koa tatou, ka koa hoki ki reira. The MetService is forecasting high cloud increasing... Read More

Sunken vessel in Tauranga Harbour being re-floated

A vessel that sunk in rough waters in Tauranga Harbour is being re-floated today. The yacht was reported to be sinking in the harbour on Tuesday afternoon. Bay... Read More

Vessel sunk on its mooring at Pilot Bay

UPDATE 3.30PM: Bay of Plenty Regional Council's harbourmaster Jon Jon Peters has confirmed that a 7.9m boat has sunk on its mooring at Pilot Bay this afternoon. Residents... Read More

Coromandel scallop bed at point of no return

One of New Zealand's scallop populations is in dire straits, a survey off the coast of eastern Coromandel reveals, verifying what locals have long feared. A snapshot... Read More

Corbin Hart secures Paralympic spot for NZ

Just ten months after he first sat in a kayak, Corbin Hart completed the first chapter of his inspirational journey by qualifying a New Zealand boat in the KL3... Read More

ACT calls for scrapping marine fuel road tax

The ACT Party has called for road taxes to be scrapped from recreational boat-users marine fuel, with Transport spokesperson Simon Court launching a petition this... Read More

Fish & Game issue poaching warning

Fish & Game insists it's better and much cheaper to get a trout fishing or game bird hunting licence than ending up in court and paying a hefty fine. A local... Read More

YWAM Koha returns to Tauranga

Tauranga's medical mission ship MV YWAM Koha returns to Tauranga harbour on Saturday following a successful tour of New Zealand. 'It should pull into channel... Read More

Home detention for selling illegal crayfish

A man who sold 97 illegally harvested crayfish on the black-market has been sentenced four months and two weeks home detention. Quentin Teremoana Hawkins, 46,... Read More

Refuelling vessel to berth in Tauranga

Tauranga's seaport is the new home of a ship-refuelling vessel that will play a significant role in refuelling large vessels operating in the Bay of Plenty... Read More

Warning issued following great white shark killing

Conservationists are 'saddened” by what they suggest appears to be the taking of meat from a great white shark in Tauranga. The head and remaining... Read More

New Motiti Protection area date confirmed

A start date for the new Motiti Protection Area rules has been confirmed at Bay of Plenty Regional Councils Strategy and Policy meeting today. From August 11... Read More