Marine
02:31pm Thu 21 Apr, 2016
The rescue of boaties stranded on the Tairua-Pauanui bar has earned the Trust Waikato Pauanui Surf Life Saving Club two surf lifesaving awards. The rescue saw the... Read More
10:06am Thu 21 Apr, 2016
A two-storey building weighing about 150 tonne has been towed into Tauranga Harbour this morning. The former base of operations for yacht syndicate Alinghi - during... Read More
08:41am Thu 21 Apr, 2016
A helicopter was airborne and a yacht heading to the rescue of a family fishing group in a runabout in trouble on the Firth of Thames on Wednesday morning - but... Read More
02:57pm Fri 15 Apr, 2016
Brent Bourgeois is today paddle boarding to Mayor Island and, maybe, back again. The long term Mount resident set out from Tay Street at 7am and crossed the 38km... Read More
01:36pm Fri 15 Apr, 2016
Peter Burling and Blair Tuke's ever extending lead in the 49er European Championships, being sailed in Barcelona this week, is the talking point of the competition. The... Read More
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09:00am Fri 15 Apr, 2016
A 12m wooden launch that sank in Mayor Island's South East Bay last Friday night has been salvaged and returned to Tauranga. Two people were on board when it ran... Read More
11:44am Thu 14 Apr, 2016
Shellfish in Tauranga Harbour, Maketu and Waihi estuaries, Matakana and Motiti Islands, and all other islands along the Bay of Plenty coastline continue to carry... Read More
11:11am Thu 14 Apr, 2016
Signs warning about the danger of strong currents in the Whangamata harbour will be erected following a coroner's inquest into the death of Morrinsville paddleboarder... Read More
07:15am Thu 14 Apr, 2016
A gearbox problem and a broken steering cable saw the Coastguard called out twice to help rescue people on the Tauranga Harbour earlier this week. The first rescue... Read More
11:20am Wed 13 Apr, 2016
After an unexpected day of light breezes, the New Zealand teams are holding their own at the 2016 49er and 49erFX European Championships. Tauranga sailor Peter Burling... Read More
05:45pm Tue 12 Apr, 2016
Two wins and a second place kicked off a cracking start for 49er pair Peter Burling and Blair Tuke at 49er and 49erFX European Championships in Barcelona, Spain... Read More
12:07pm Mon 11 Apr, 2016
A fisherman in his 50's suffered mild hypothermia after falling into the water from his kayak near Waikawau on the Coromandel Peninsula on Friday morning. Auckland... Read More
12-Nov 14:00
Streetscape revamp targets safety and visibility
12-Nov 12:54
Pāpāmoa Hills reopens after slip risk closure
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
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