09:00am Sun 25 Sep, 2016
A Tauranga diver's criticism of the Ministry of Primary Industries' draft snapper management plan and the Ministry's consultation process has provoked a reply from... Read More
11:31am Thu 22 Sep, 2016
UPDATED: The 22-foot yacht Luna reported missing on the East Coast has been located this afternoon near Cape runaway in the Bay of Plenty. The Rescue Coordination... Read More
11:09am Thu 22 Sep, 2016
The Whitianga Ferry service will be shut down for three days while work to replace the 9m floating pontoon at Ferry Landing Wharf takes place. Replacing the pontoon... Read More
10:15am Thu 22 Sep, 2016
Papamoa lifeguards Tuesday training turned into a rescue mission for a stranded bottlenose dolphin found near the clubhouse. Club coach Matt Cairns says the lifeguards... Read More
06:45am Wed 21 Sep, 2016
The biggest ship to enter the Port of Tauranga is expected alongside Sulphur Point on October 4. The 347m long container ship Aotea Maersk has a cargo capacity of... Read More
06:42am Tue 20 Sep, 2016
Maria Ferrario was having lunch with friends when they saw a man floating in the water past the Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club building at the end of Sulphur... Read More
04:51pm Mon 19 Sep, 2016
If you thought there was less rain than usual last month - you'd be right. According to data released by the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research,... Read More
02:42pm Mon 19 Sep, 2016
A man has been pulled from the water at Sulphur Point Marina this afternoon. Emergency services were called to the Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club in what is... Read More
11:21am Mon 19 Sep, 2016
Four Bay of Plenty import facilities may be affected by the Ministry of Primary Industries drive to close down transitional import facilities in order to further... Read More
10:16am Mon 19 Sep, 2016
A Bay of Plenty woman has been sentenced to 75 hours community work for illegally selling minced paua and kina on the black market. June Faulkner pleaded guilty... Read More
02:52pm Sun 18 Sep, 2016
Small marine businesses hit hard by the global financial crisis are beginning to bounce back, according to a report by the Ministry of Transport. Small New Zealand... Read More
10:57am Sun 18 Sep, 2016
Customs isn't talking yet about the size of the investment it is announcing today in a ‘world-class patrol vessel' to reinforce and enhance the protection... Read More