08:00am Sat 14 Sep, 2019
Billy Stairmand is the second Kiwi surfer to claim an Oceania slot for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after a colossal day of surfing at the ISA World Surfing Games pres... Read More
09:23am Fri 13 Sep, 2019
People are being asked to keep their eyes peeled for a boat stolen from a property in Tauranga. Police are appealing for information about the Smart Wave 4800. It... Read More
06:47am Fri 13 Sep, 2019
A seal has been spotted enjoying the finer things in life at Pukehina Beach - it was reclining in the sun on a bench seat. Colin Boshier is renovating a property... Read More
01:16pm Thu 12 Sep, 2019
Anglers are now counting down to the opening of the fishing season on Rotorua's renowned lakes - hoping to hook some hard-fighting trout. Lakes Rotoiti, Tarawera... Read More
01:01pm Wed 11 Sep, 2019
Tauranga marine users are concerned about a proposed marine reserve currently waiting a court of appeal decision. Reports on Facebook says the proposed marine... Read More
02:00pm Sun 08 Sep, 2019
The New Zealand Surfing Team had a rocky start to their World Surfing Games campaign late on day one of the event when Raiha Ensor from Mount Maunganui and Ella... Read More
01:00pm Sun 08 Sep, 2019
Thousands of lightning flashes lit up the Tasman Sea on Saturday night and on a global scale it stood out as one of the largest on earth. WeatherWatch reported... Read More
12:00pm Sun 08 Sep, 2019
The MetService has issued a severe weather watch for the Coromandel Peninsula and the western Bay of Plenty. The forecast is for periods of heavy rain about... Read More
08:00am Sun 08 Sep, 2019
WeatherWatch reports that New Zealand has a complicated set up today with a fairly bitter cold change moving up much of the eastern side of both islands - but... Read More
01:33pm Wed 04 Sep, 2019
A launch has broken free from its mooring and has ended up on Buffalo Beach, Whitianga, near the Buffalo memorial area and rock wall. At this stage a salvage... Read More
06:39am Tue 03 Sep, 2019
Coromandel company Wakame Fresh is the first recipient of a government grant to help it turn pest seaweed into premium edible export. Undaria is an invasive seaweed... Read More
03:00pm Sun 01 Sep, 2019
New Zealand has basked under settled conditions for the last few days of winter, but the MetService forecasts a significant change next week. There are still... Read More