Marine

Record turnout for bar crossing training

Maketu Coastguard held another successful community bar crossing training event last Sunday. The event took place at the Kaituna Cut near Maketu with more than... Read More

No pussyfooting on catfish programme

The catfish eradication programme is gathering pace as the weather improves and the holiday season nears. Catch rates over the winter were low, but concerns were... Read More

One week to have your say on proposed Marine Park

Public consultation on Council's proposal to revoke recreation reserve status from an area of land at Marine Park, to enable the University of Waikato to establish... Read More

Misjudged tidal flow compromises yacht departure

A yacht has collided with a wooden pile while departing from Bridge Wharf. Vessel Works manager Phil Wardale says its captain has spent the morning assessing the... Read More

Sanford’s sale potentially affecting Tauranga jobs

New Zealand seafood company Sanford has announced it now has an unconditional agreement to sell its Tauranga based pelagic business to local company Pelco NZ Ltd. The... Read More

Weather set to clear for end of the week

The Bay of Plenty won't be having to deal with the wild weather for much longer as it's looking to clear later in the week. It has been a pretty active day weather... Read More

Old4New helping saving lives this summer

Coastguard New Zealand has launched its Old4New nationwide campaign, offering boaties the chance to hand over their old lifejackets for a discount on brand new... Read More

Cruise ship docking may have looked wrong

Causal onlookers watching cruise ships dock in the Tauranga Harbour on Saturday morning, may have thought that the boat was going somewhere it shouldn't. The... Read More

Bottle deposit scheme is fizzing

More than 12,000 people, including a large number from the Bay of Plenty, have attached their signatures to a petition aimed at convincing politicians that dumping... Read More

Tracking seabirds in the Hauraki Gulf

A collaboration between the fishing industry, government, iwi, and environmental groups has announced that a trial using on-board cameras to monitor accidental... Read More

Dolphins captured on camera at Pukehina

A Te Puke school on camp has been treated to one of nature's beautiful sights. Tori Mouat sent a video to SunLive of dolphins frolicking just off Pukehina Beach. 'Rangiuru... Read More

Maketu Coastguard hosts lesson on bar crossing

Boaties, fisherman and their families will have the opportunity to learn the ins and outs of crossing the Kaituna, Maketu and Pukehina river bars at an upcoming... Read More