Marine

Kiwi patrols proving valuable

Fisheries patrols conducted by the New Zealand Defence Force are proving successful with the patrols snaring a number of commercial fishing vessels in the southwest... Read More

The boatie, the broker, and Brexit

Kiwis might not have really felt the brunt of Brexit yet, but Tauranga personal trainer and boxing coach Sean Hayden is in the ring fighting for the NZ$5000 he feels... Read More

Island focus on bylaw review

Ski lanes at Hunters Creek and Panepane Point are the two hot topics in the current Navigation Safety bylaw review. Regional Council planning staff are currently... Read More

Spring arrival for new big ships

The biggest container ships to call at New Zealand will be using the expanded and deepened Port of Tauranga sooner than expected following Tuesday's announcement... Read More

Earthquake rocks Eastern Bay

Reports have come in of a light earthquake in the Eastern Bay of Plenty measuring 4.0 on the Richter scale. The quake was located 15 km southeast of Murupara at... Read More

Possible rain on the way for Bay

Bay of Plenty's weather is starting to sound like a trailer to the movies JAWS - 'just when you think it was safe to go back in the water”. After a week or... Read More

Ski lane surprise for boaties

Tauranga boaties are frantically writing submissions against a proposed second ski lane at Panepane Point - just a short distance from an already existing ski lane... Read More

Leaning on the lifejackets

A bunch of burly Regional Council staff took to the water to show just how difficult it is to put on a lifejacket once you are in the water and in need of it. Aged... Read More

Tauranga a chill and a drop of rain

It doesn't take a genius to figure out it's cold in the Bay of Plenty, with a number of roads in the region caked in ice this morning. While it's expected to get... Read More

Orca spotted in Tauranga Harbour

A pod of orca have been entertaining walkers on the track round the Mount this morning. 'I was coming in from a training run on my racing kayak,” says Tim... Read More

Fighting changes at sea

Tauranga yachties are being asked to submit against a proposal to introduce moving exclusion zones around ships calling at the Port of Tauranga. Tauranga Yacht and... Read More

Local industry buys into marine precinct

The Tauranga Harbour Marine Precinct has its first owners, after a successful tender process for the sale of Stage 1 lots on the precinct. Today Mayor Stuart Crosby... Read More