Marine

Travel lift deal signed

The purchase contract securing the 350 tonne travel lift for the Tauranga Marine Precinct has been signed by Tauranga City Council CEO Garry Poole and Cimolai sales... Read More

Snow closes Desert Road

Winter bared its teeth last night blasting the central North Island and closing the Desert Road State Highway 1. The MetService says the country saw its heaviest... Read More

Weather watch for Coromandel and Bay

A severe weather watch has been issued for Coromandel Peninsula and Bay of Plenty by the MetService this morning. The watch also warns of possible westerly gales... Read More

HMNZS Te Mana in home port

For two crewmen on board the Anzac Frigate HMNZS Te Mana, the ship's visit to its home port is also the visit to their home port. Midshipman (MID) Matthew Barnett,... Read More

Growing concerns for orca calf

The Department of Conservation has growing concerns about the health and safety of a young orca which appears to have been separated from its pod. For more than... Read More

Stay away from orca calf

Members of the public are being asked to stay away from an orca calf that's been spotted in the waters off the Bay of Plenty coastline recently. Following sightings... Read More

New boat for Burling and Tuke

Tauranga sailor Peter Burling and crew Blair Tuke will be going into the Olympics in Rio knowing their next ride, a 50ft (15.2m) Americas Cup foiling catamaran is... Read More

More heavy rain expected

After being buffeted with heavy rain and wind last night Bay of Plenty and Coromandel Peninsula can expect more says the MetService. The MetService have issued another... Read More

It’s not that sort of stink

A green brown scum sighted along beaches mainly in the Eastern Bay of Plenty is not ‘cow poo' but surf diatoms - a naturally occurring single celled organism. The... Read More

Severe weather for Coromandel and Bay

A severe weather warning has been issued for Bay of Plenty and Coromandel Peninsula today from the MetService. An active front is forecast to move eastwards across... Read More

Sailors to march downtown

Get the family together and head into the CBD for a parade that celebrates the relationship between Tauranga and the Royal New Zealand Navy next weekend. More than... Read More

Brexit favours marine precinct

The Brexit decision and subsequent exchange rate fluctuations has paid off for the Tauranga City Council in its purchase of the 350 tonne vessel hoist for the Tauranga... Read More