Judging by the number of fire service call outs, the Western Bay of Plenty escaped most of the impact of last night's storm. Mount Maunganui fire fighters were... Read More

Two teenage paddlers have been rescued from the Tauranga harbour after they were tipped out of their kayaks. A police spokesperson says they were notified of the... Read More

They can be a hub where congratulations are served, supporters cheer, belongings are stowed, and people huddle in anticipation or hide from the elements. Surf lifesaving... Read More

When Graham Macgregor saw a large yacht drifting into Tauranga Harbour on his base track walk around the Mount today he though the yacht was in trouble. He couldn't... Read More

A boogie boarding adventure at Kulim Park turn into a mystery when Murry Milgrew stepped on a strange creature. Sandy Fenton and her friend Murray Milgrew were... Read More

Seafood New Zealand wants the government ban on microbeads brought forward, says Seafood New Zealand Chief Executive Tim Pankhurst. He welcomes the announcement... Read More

They're about four months old, all fluffed up and cocksure and ready to confront the world head-on. But with nature, if things can go wrong they probably will.... Read More

A sighting of three leatherback turtles from the wildlife cruise boat Bay Explorer is causing a re-think about the species says skipper Brandon Stone. 'It's extremely... Read More

A sandcastle doesn't have to be two buckets of sand plonked on top of each other and adored with sea lettuce and a shell or two. And during summer Brett Muir definitely... Read More

It was a mindless act of violence and cruelty. A fluffy little white-fronted tern chick in a specially constructed nest on an old abutment on the Hairini Bridge... Read More

Yachtie Alan Langdon and daughter Que reportedly spent three weeks at sea in their tiny catamaran with a broken rudder. Langdon, 49, and his six-year-old daughter... Read More

The Tauranga waterfront construction work is on schedule, with the build of the new pier, pontoon and tidal stairs which form part of the Access to Water project. 'At... Read More