Marine

What’s on: Marine market

Sulphur Point is where the action is today with the Tauranga Marine Industry Association's Safer Boating Marine Market Day - and the yacht club's opening day for... Read More

Flares demo postponed due to weather

Bad weather has forced the Tauranga Coastguard to postpone its flares demonstration that was set to take place tonight. The purpose of the exercise was to demonstrate... Read More

MPI 'on the hook' with local anglers

'Fifty-six pages of meaningless words” is how Tauranga diver and spear fisherman Te Atarangi ‘TA' Sayers sums up the recently released Draft Snapper... Read More

Know your flares; save a life

Distress flares are sometimes the boatie's last resort for attracting attention. If the motor doesn't work and the VHF's broken, a flare can be the last chance to... Read More

Chasing a $10K trout

Anglers young and old are invited to 'join in the excitement” of trying to catch a fish worth $10,000 as the new trout fishing season gets underway. Fish &... Read More

White Island calming down

GeoNet confirms there's been no escalation in the level of activity on White Island, while the emission of ash is currently very minor. The level of activity on... Read More

Charge follows dog attack on seal

A holiday maker at Pukehina Beach has described how a pit bull tossed a healthy seal pup around like a rag doll before savaging it to death at the weekend. A woman... Read More

Tsunami text alert test

This Thursday at 10am a Civil Defence test alert will be issued via text messaging. This test alert is to test the text system only, therefore will only be received... Read More

Boaties urged to stop Sabella spread

Boaties are being encouraged to play their part to help stop the spread of marine pests by giving the hulls of their vessels a good clean ahead of summer. 'A good... Read More

Burling & Tuke back with ETNZ

Emirates Team New Zealand got off to a solid start to the Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series in Toulon as racing got under way as scheduled in very light and... Read More

Gold for Olivia in Noordwijk

Mount Maunganui's Olivia Eaton won Gold in the beach sprints on Day Four of the 2016 Lifesaving World Championships in The Netherlands. Olivia Eaton beat Australia's... Read More

Night time conservation walks

Conservation week night walks have begun with the first party of about 20 people taking the opportunity to visit the residents of Mauao last night. Guides Julia... Read More