Marine
05:27pm Mon 31 Oct, 2016
World tsunami day is approaching like the breaking crest of a mighty wave about to crash upon the shore - and the Bay of plenty emergency Management team is relishing... Read More
04:52pm Mon 31 Oct, 2016
An engine fire on a boat fishing the Tuhua reef at Mayor Island resulted in the dispatch of the Tauranga Volunteer Coastguard's TECT Rescue boat. The outboard engine... Read More
07:02am Mon 31 Oct, 2016
Three divers became separated from the vessel in a search and rescue exercise involving more than 50 personnel in Tauranga. People from three different agencies,... Read More
03:41pm Sun 30 Oct, 2016
A person or people on a boat are thought to have started the fire that saw fire fighters called to Rat Island in Tauranga harbor this afternoon. Smoke from the... Read More
12:41pm Fri 28 Oct, 2016
The Bay of Plenty Regional Council has officially welcomed its newest member of their fleet. New vessel Moko, named after the dolphin that frequented Te Awanui... Read More
03:47pm Thu 27 Oct, 2016
There'll be a number of rescue vessels on the water near Motiti Island as the Police Search and Rescue Team, Coastguard and Surf Life Saving Clubs are hold the... Read More
01:44pm Thu 27 Oct, 2016
Many of New Zealand's native marine birds and mammals are being threatened with extinction, and our coasts are the most degraded of all marine areas due to sediment... Read More
10:36am Thu 27 Oct, 2016
Bay of Plenty Regional Council is naming its newest boat Moko after the bottlenose dolphin that frequented Tauranga harbour in 2010. Moko was a sensation around... Read More
08:20am Thu 27 Oct, 2016
Maritime New Zealand's ‘Get it on or it's no good' lifejacket campaign has picked up four silver NZ Effie advertising awards for the campaign, its use of... Read More
11:59am Wed 26 Oct, 2016
A flat battery, an engine seized, a blown head gasket, overheating, electrical problems, loss of steering…Tauranga boaties were suffering over Labour Weekend.... Read More
10:38am Tue 25 Oct, 2016
A small crowd of Tauranga City councillors, construction workers and stakeholders gathered on waterfront for the blessing of the new tidal stairs project this morning. The... Read More
08:56am Tue 25 Oct, 2016
Diesel use in the primary sector has increased in the last five years, and now accounts for over half of the sector's energy use, according to Statistics New Zealand. The... Read More
12-Nov 11:45
Waihī mine campsite gets council tick
12-Nov 11:00
Council to keep fire depot, historic cottage
12-Nov 10:00
Tauranga youth secure climate project funding
12-Nov 08:03
Petition backs Bethlehem footpath link
12-Nov 06:00
Run the Runway raises $24k for rescue chopper
11-Nov 17:00
New faces join BOP Garden and Art festival trail
11-Nov 15:28
Person dies at Bay of Plenty sawmill
11-Nov 15:00
'Remarkable' Tauranga yachting coach wins award
11-Nov 12:23
Council staff back five-year licence for mine camp
11-Nov 09:41
Walk-in urgent healthcare clinic extends hours
11-Nov 06:00
Tauranga mum recounts 'terrifying' encounter
10-Nov 18:06
‘Athlete side’ of OnlyFans helps fund career
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