Marine
03:39pm Sat 01 Oct, 2016
Seafarers will now be able to ring-fence most of their old and legacy tickets for free under changes to Maritime New Zealand's certification rules. Coming into... Read More
06:44am Fri 30 Sep, 2016
Sixty-nine kilometres of waterway margins have been protected from stock access, surpassing the Bay of Plenty Regional Council's target of 50km. It's one of several... Read More
11:41am Thu 29 Sep, 2016
Umbrellas were a necessity at the marine precinct site this morning as city and regional council officials gathered in pouring rain at the marine precinct project's... Read More
04:40pm Wed 28 Sep, 2016
An early morning karakia and a sod turning ceremony this Thursday will mark the official beginning of the Marine Precinct construction phase. The $10.4 million project... Read More
11:39am Tue 27 Sep, 2016
Tauranga wildlife photographer Jack Preston has filmed two orca hunting stingrays in the Coromandel. The rare aerial footage was acquired with a drone, during a... Read More
06:15pm Mon 26 Sep, 2016
Scientists are embarking on a voyage of discovery today to map a previously uncharted section of the Colville Ridge, a large and mountainous seafloor structure about... Read More
12:00pm Mon 26 Sep, 2016
A wayward yachtie believed to be ill equipped and inexperienced has been ordered into port at Whakatane. Darius DeWett has to stay in port until he can satisfy... Read More
09:09am Mon 26 Sep, 2016
Rough conditions caused a boat to capsize on the Kaituna River bar, plunging the two occupants into icy water. They managed to swim to shore, where they were attended... Read More
06:47am Mon 26 Sep, 2016
The seabed and beaches of Tauranga Harbour are in line for a spruce-up next Sunday, October 2. The region's divers are planning an underwater spring clean of Pilot... Read More
01:10pm Sun 25 Sep, 2016
What was believed to be a whale washed ashore on the Thames coastline has turned out to be a stranded sunfish. The Department of Conservation and police received... Read More
11:01am Sun 25 Sep, 2016
It's hard to know who would be more chuffed. The noted ornithologist, who gave his name to a cute but very pongy grey fluff ball in a burrow on Mauao, or the fluff... Read More
10:37am Sun 25 Sep, 2016
City councillors this week agreed to pay up $300,000 it has shortchanged the Environmental Mitigation & Enhancement Fund, in recognition of the fact that a Fund... 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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