Marine

Calls for proper warning system

An online petition launched after yesterday morning's deadly earthquake has been signed by more than 3000 people. The Papamoa and Mount Maunganui need tsunami sirens... Read More

Prepping for the improbable

'The odds are better than Lotto that we're going to cop a tsunami at some stage. And it's not going to be nice.” Prophet of doom, scaremongerer? Neither,... Read More

Safety exercise to light up Okawa Bay

One person injured or killed while out on the water is one person too many, believes Bay of Plenty Trailer Yacht Squadron commodore Brian Gilliland. As part of... Read More

All sheerlegs and style

The band's about to strike up and ‘Tango' will be stepping out for her last dance. ‘Tango' - the oldest of Port of Tauranga's seven ship-to-shore gantry... Read More

I see a super moon arising

Next week's super moon is going to be a big one - and so too the high tides. The November full moon on the 15th is the biggest, closest and brightest super moon... Read More

Noordam cruises into port

The cruise ship Noordam arrived in Tauranga this morning, part of the start to the 2016/17 cruise ship season. The ship has the capacity for almost 2000 passengers,... Read More

Supermaxi unveiled in in Tauranga

Modifications turning a conventional 90ft yacht to a 100ft supermaxi have been unveiled in Tauranga. Ludde Ingvall's ‘CQS' emerged from the Southern Ocean... Read More

CBE to target hard-to-reach groups

Coastguard Boating Education's new general manager Mike Brown has a plan for reducing the number of people getting trouble on the water. Mike, who was announced... Read More

An even bigger supermoon

The November full moon on the 14th is the biggest, closest and brightest supermoon of the year. It is the closest supermoon since January 1948 and it won't come... Read More

World Tsunami Awareness Day

World Tsunami Awareness Day makes its debut on the international calendar tomorrow, and the Bay of Plenty Emergency Management team are welcoming the chance to... Read More

Mapping rip currents and behaviours

Surf Life Saving New Zealand and software company Emsisoft are teaming up on a new project to map currents and rips at key New Zealand beaches this summer. In 2015,... Read More

Burglars plunder Buccaneer

Whitianga Police are on the hunt for any information that will lead them to a boat stolen in the area. On October 26, police attended two separate burglaries in... Read More