Marine

Absorbent booms cleans up oil spill in Tauranga

An oil spill in the Tauranga Harbour is under investigation by the Bay of Plenty Regional Council. The council's pollution hotline received a call on Monday... Read More

Saving lives out on the water

The township of Maketu is only half an hour from the Tauranga CBD and commonly known for its Maketu Pies. But all over the place, are volunteers for the Maketu... Read More

What‘s on - stilt walking, autos, fishing, comedy

Kia ora and welcome to the first Sunday in March. Korero atu ki tetahi tauhou. Me koa te ra. Today we are expecting a mainly fine day, with a chance of a shower... Read More

Grand old lady goes back to work

Patch day is also a pay day of sorts. A special day for everyone. Patch day is when the Pacific Island villagers receiving cataract operations from the YWAM... Read More

What‘s on - cars, rugby, art and holi splash

Kia ora and welcome to the last Saturday in February. Me koa te ra. Korero atu ki tetahi tauhou. Today we are expecting a mainly fine day, but with some evening... Read More

All eyes on the ocean

The Department of Conservation is urging people to ‘get to know our ocean' and its inhabitants. The theme is ‘Ko au te moana, ko te moana ko au -... Read More

Spike in food gathering fatalities in 2019

A spike in underwater, rock fishing and boating incidents has seen New Zealand's provisional preventable drowning toll jump back up to almost the five year average... Read More

Successful summer for Coastguard safety initiative

Thousands of dangerous, old and damaged lifejackets have been removed from communities across the country again this summer thanks to Coastguard's Old4New Lifejacket... Read More

Search for missing swimmer at Waihi Beach resumes

The search for the missing swimmer who got into difficulty at Waihi Beach on Friday February 21 has resumed again today. The teenage boy reportedly got caught... Read More

Final Showdown for Billabong Grom Series 2020

Kiwi groms from around the country are lining up the final event of the Billabong Grom Series presented by Oceanbridge this weekend with six series titles on the... Read More

Search for missing swimmer at Waihi Beach resumes

The search for a swimmer who got into difficulty in the sea at Waihi Beach yesterday has resumed this morning. Police were advised at about 12.40pm on Friday... Read More

Be extra vigilant at the beach this weekend

Surf Life Saving NZ is urging beach goers to be extra vigilant this weekend, and throughout the rest of summer. The call comes as the organisation's volunteers... Read More