Marine

Strong day for Emirates Team New Zealand

Race day two for Emirates Team New Zealand was about getting down to business, with two big races against Softbank Team Japan and Land Rover BAR respectively In... Read More

Racing underway for Team New Zealand

Emirates Team New Zealand kicked off their 35th America's Cup campaign with a convincing win over Groupama Team France on Bermuda's Great Sound. It was the first... Read More

Prices and profit up at Sanford

Fishing company Sanford Limited posted a 25 per cent increase in net profit after tax to $19.0m for the six months ended March 31, 2017, compared to the same period... Read More

Orca die in Eastern Bay stranding

Five orca are dead following a stranding in the Bay of Plenty. The Department of Conservation says four of the killer whales were already dead when it was notified... Read More

Oil spill exercise in Tauranga Harbour

More than 40 people will be involved in an oil spill exercise scheduled to take place in the Tauranga Harbour on Thursday. The exercise will involve staff from... Read More

The case of the disappearing yacht

She's called The Sting - is seven metres long, and she's now been found after going missing in the weekend. Campbell Smith of Waihi Beach says his yacht has pulled... Read More

A boatie’s best insurance

It's been a successful morning for the local Coastguard, who held their MayDay fundraising event down beside the new tidal stairs on the waterfront. One of the... Read More

Coastguard’s Mayday on Sunday

A close-up look at the Coastguard vessels and the chance to learn about Tauranga Volunteer Coastguard activities from the volunteers who keep the rescue group operating... Read More

Rena wreck to remain on reef

The wreck of the Rena will be permitted to remain on Otaiti/Astrolabe Reef, the Environment court has decided in an Interim Decision released this week following... Read More

When the sea gives back

NIWA puts a lot of things in the ocean—instruments tied to moorings, floats that dive up and down measuring what's going on in the water, and video cameras... Read More

Southern scallops still in decline

Public feedback is being sought on an MPI proposal to close the southern scallop fishery for a year to see if depleted stocks recover. The fishery was closed last... Read More

Phosphate rock supply interrupted

Ongoing political issues behind a traditional supplier of phosphate rock for New Zealand fertiliser manufacturers are being exposed by the seizure of a fertiliser... Read More