04:05pm Sat 06 May, 2017
Photos of a hammerhead shark discovered washed up on the shore at Papamoa beach has surfaced online. The photos were uploaded to the Papamoa, New Zealand Facebook... Read More
01:51pm Sat 06 May, 2017
The Ministry for Primary Industries latest stock assessments show most of New Zealand's commercial fisheries are performing well and continue to be well managed. The... Read More
02:26pm Fri 05 May, 2017
More than 150 people turned out to a public meeting focussing on New Zealand's first marine spatial plan Sea Change - Tai Timu Tai Pari held in Whangamata recently. And... Read More
10:18am Tue 02 May, 2017
A Tauranga company that owns two local food outlets has been fined $30,000 for possessing paua from the black market. The company had earlier pleaded guilty and... Read More
11:03am Mon 01 May, 2017
Sam Meech finished his first regatta since the Rio Olympics on a good note, with a third in the medal race at the World Cup regatta in Hyeres overnight (NZT). But... Read More
12:43pm Fri 28 Apr, 2017
UPDATED 3.15pm: Police Search and Rescue, and Coastguard, are in attendance at the Whakatane River, responding to a report just before midday of a person in the... Read More
11:23am Fri 28 Apr, 2017
A lucky Tauranga boat owner is reunited with his missing boat, and all the dive and fishing gear onboard, after the 5.5m Stabicraft disappeared from Motiti Island... Read More
05:21pm Thu 27 Apr, 2017
A 17 year old Whakatane man who tripped and fell through a window at a house on Motiti Island today, was flown to Tauranga Hospital for treatment to deep cuts to... Read More
12:55pm Tue 25 Apr, 2017
The World Cup regatta in Hyeres this week marks Tauranga sailor Sam Meech's first competition back in the Laser since his medal winning efforts at the Rio Olympics.... Read More
11:39am Tue 25 Apr, 2017
The Whakatane District Council will be carrying out temporary maintenance work on the Whakatane boat ramps this Friday. A spokesperson for the council says the... Read More
10:49am Tue 25 Apr, 2017
The Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management says there is no tsunami threat to New Zealand following a magnitude 6.9 earthquake off the Chilean coastline. The... Read More
09:11am Tue 25 Apr, 2017
Swimmers are being warned to stay out of the water due to strong rips creating treacherous conditions at Mount Maunganui's Main beach today. According to MetService,... Read More