04:16pm Fri 19 Oct, 2018
For three days next month it will be a magnet for anyone and everyone in awe of spending leisure time in, on or under the water - the great playground of the Bay... Read More
01:00pm Thu 18 Oct, 2018
A stingray sighted on Tauranga waterfront this week has sparked a reminder from experts on ways to respectfully share habitats with marine life. A video clip... Read More
11:45am Thu 18 Oct, 2018
Port of Tauranga is reporting its first quarter trade volumes grew 8.3 per cent on the same period last year. From 1 July 2018 to 30 September 2018, the Port... Read More
09:00pm Wed 17 Oct, 2018
Fish & Game has released hundreds of young trout into Lake McLaren and the Ruahihi Canal in the lower Kaimai Ranges - to boost the fishing stocks for local anglers. Lake... Read More
09:48am Wed 17 Oct, 2018
The mysteries of the deep - or at least Tauranga Harbour - have been revealed. A red submarine looking vessel spotted in the harbour on Monday has sparked a... Read More
06:53am Wed 17 Oct, 2018
Tauranga City Council has agreed to support in principle to seek revocation of the recreation reserve status from an area of land at Marine Park. In a media... Read More
10:00pm Mon 15 Oct, 2018
A joint Ministry for Primary Industries and NZ Police checkpoint in Taranaki has uncovered a massive illegal haul of paua, the majority of which were undersized. MPI... Read More
09:00pm Mon 15 Oct, 2018
Auckland University scientists are calling for an expansion of the Cape Rodney-Okakari Point (Goat Island) Marine Reserve, to stop crayfish numbers dwindling to... Read More
06:00pm Mon 15 Oct, 2018
Most game fishermen in New Zealand are used to putting their gear away for winter, only to bring it out again in time for the summer run of marlin. But there's... Read More
04:00pm Mon 15 Oct, 2018
A boat beached on Pilot Bay had broken free of its mooring, says the Bay of Plenty Regional Council. The yacht was spotted on Pilot Bay yesterday afternoon. It... Read More
11:05am Mon 15 Oct, 2018
Every year, nearly 7000 New Zealanders - 19 a day on average - are brought home safely from New Zealand seas, lakes and rivers after an emergency. This prevents... Read More
07:47am Mon 15 Oct, 2018
New research released today shows recreational boaties are behaving more safely but Maritime NZ is warning them not to slip up on their good work this summer. Lifejacket... Read More