Marine

Ngati Awa buy White Island Tours

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

Yacht rescue ahead of storm

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

Most expensive paua meal ever

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

Maketu man missing after crash

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

White dolphin snapped near Motiti Island

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

Coastguard Thames open day Sunday

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

A knockout night

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

Jet Ski nicked from Bay property

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

Shark spotted at last minute

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

Track re-opens after slip clearance

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

Formerly fouled ship allowed to return

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

Dislodging contiki leads to sea rescue

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