Marine

Dredging work back underway on Kopeopeo Canal

Another significant milestone has been achieved for the Kopeopeo Canal Remediation Project as dredging of the Canal resumes and water treatment works move to the... Read More

Golden glow for junior Eastern lifesavers

Six gold medals was a sweet way for Lucy Bartlett to sign off on her Eastern Region junior surf lifesaving career - now she has one more big carnival before hitting... Read More

‘Nationally critical’ seabirds killed on BOP coast

Recent deaths of threatened seabirds killed by a longline fishing vessel in the Bay of Plenty is highlighting the need for more to be done to avoid seabird bycatch. Five... Read More

Danger signs as large swells batter BOP coast

People are being warned not to swim at Mount Main Beach as large swells continue to batter the east coast of New Zealand. The large swells are being caused by... Read More

SLSNZ warn about east coast beaches

Surf Life Saving New Zealand is urging people to be extremely careful on beaches along the eastern coast of New Zealand this week, due to a large swell caused... Read More

Lifeguards urging public to avoid Leisure Island

Reports are emerging that Leisure Island has been closed to the public due to large swells at Mount Main Beach. A caller to the 0800 SUNLIVE news hotline says... Read More

Man wounded by stingray at Mount Beach

An Italian tourist has had an unwelcome Waitangi Day encounter with what it believed to be a stingray at the Mount beach this afternoon. The man suffered a large... Read More

Paua poachers plunder the Coromandel coast

Large scale and organised paua poaching around the Coromandel coast has been described as an act of shellfish selfishness by Coromandel MP Scott Simpson. Seven... Read More

Serious charges for excess and undersized paua

Ministry for Primary Industries' fishery officers have had a busy summer in the Coromandel region with a number of patrols leading to the apprehension of several... Read More

Burling & Tuke start Olympic campaign in style

Peter Burling and Blair Tuke made a habit of winning in the last Olympic cycle and started their new campaign in style by taking out the Oceanbridge NZL Sailing... Read More

Tauranga golfers playing for Wish4Fish

A major fundraising venture for the Wish4Fish Charitable Trust tees off at Tauranga Golf Club today. The tournament is an ambrose team format of four players.... Read More

Don’t miss Seaweek deadline

The New Zealand Association for Environmental Education has extended the closing date for entries to its annual, national Seaweek Ocean Challenge competition. ... Read More