The New Zealand Defence Force and GNS Science are joining forces to map the seafloor off the Bay of Plenty coast to better define volcanic structures on and under... Read More

A swimming area in the new Wairaka Centennial Park is being criticised by public as an unsafe facility for public use. The new facility took just short of a year... Read More

If you've got an old bathtub lying around and fancy giving it a new lease of life, the Bowentown Boating and Sport Fishing Club is holding its annual Bathtub Regatta... Read More

Police are looking for two men seen leaving the eastern end of Papamoa Beach Road in a flatbed truck last night, believed to be with a sperm whale jawbone and valuable... Read More

'It's pretty whiffy out on the East Papamoa Beach today,” says fisherman John Howlett. John is describing the smell in the air left by a dead whale he found... Read More

Tauranga City Council is seeking feedback on its proposal to long-term lease land at Northern Sulphur Point to enable the University of Waikato to establish a purpose-built... Read More

An environmental group wants a two-year ban on the commercial fishing of crayfish in the Hauraki Gulf and Bay of Plenty. The Minister of Fisheries is due to make... Read More

A call for the city council to get a better grip on tourism management is being made by Tourism Bay of Plenty CEO Kristin Dunne. 'We will have 100,000 more visitors... Read More

Tauranga sailors Tom Saunders and Sam Meech's finish within a couple of metres of each other in the Laser final at the Oceanbridge NZL Sailing Regatta is auguring... Read More

An intriguing and slightly smelly substance washing up on the waterfront at Memorial Park has got locals turning heads. John Stevenson, says he walks his dog in... Read More

As seal sightings increase near Mount Maunganui, conservation experts are reminding locals on how to behave around the much-loved furry creatures. Daille O'Callaghan... Read More

Recreational fishers are calling for an independent review of the fisheries management system as crayfish stocks hit crisis levels. The call comes as a response... Read More