02:40pm Mon 10 Apr, 2017
Ngati Awa Group Holdings Ltd - the commercial arm of Te Runanga o Ngati Awa - is buying iconic Whakatane tour operator White Island Tours Ltd, which has been operating... Read More
06:01pm Thu 06 Apr, 2017
The wisdom of deciding to put to sea with a cyclone remnant bearing down on the Bay is being questioned by the Waihi Beach Volunteer Coastguard crew who spent a... Read More
06:44am Thu 06 Apr, 2017
An Auckland man has landed a bill for what's possibly the most expensive meal of paua ever, after being fined $8500 for buying the shellfish on the black market. He... Read More
06:01pm Tue 04 Apr, 2017
Police have released the name of a man who has been missing since his car was found crashed in the Kaituna River. Police responded to reports of a crash on Ford... Read More
08:21am Mon 03 Apr, 2017
A man fishing off the coast of Tauranga in the weekend was treated to a rare surprise when he spotted a white dolphin. The man was fishing near Motiti Island when... Read More
12:41pm Sat 01 Apr, 2017
Like many charity organisations in New Zealand, Coastguard runs on volunteer power. If you've ever thought about volunteering for the charity organisation and... Read More
08:32am Sat 01 Apr, 2017
The great Elton John's assertion - that Saturday night's alright for fighting - is about to be put the test this weekend in the Fight for Fish. Organised by local... Read More
02:48pm Thu 30 Mar, 2017
A Jet Ski and trailer padlocked to a concrete slab in the Bay of Plenty has been nicked by opportunistic thieves. Police say the owner last saw his Jet Ski and... Read More
10:24am Thu 30 Mar, 2017
A Papamoa swimmer almost had a run in with a shark while visiting his local beach recently. Gavin Hooper was just coming out of the water following a swim, when... Read More
08:38am Thu 30 Mar, 2017
A section of the Mauao base track was closed for a couple of days this week to enable council contractors to safely clear debris from an overhanging slip face. The... Read More
12:17pm Wed 29 Mar, 2017
The bulk carrier DL Marigold, which was ordered out of the Port of Tauranga on March 6 because of too much weed on its hull, has returned to complete its discharge... Read More
10:21am Wed 29 Mar, 2017
Two men who went to dislodge a stuck contiki needed to be rescued when they took an unscheduled dip in the Firth of Thames. A water rescue operation was launched... Read More