04:52pm Fri 18 Mar, 2016
There remain many people on Vanuatu who still are without a regular water supply a year after category 5 cyclone Pam devastated the island group. There's one island... Read More
03:16pm Wed 16 Mar, 2016
Feedback on proposed changes to boating bylaw in the Bay of Plenty closes on March 31. Issues being discussed at recent feedback meetings in Whakatane, Tauranga... Read More
03:17pm Mon 14 Mar, 2016
Three Tauranga sailors have been announced in the first sailing selections for the New Zealand Olympic Team to Rio 2016. Peter Burling, Molloy Meech, and Jason Saunders... Read More
09:02am Mon 14 Mar, 2016
They're toxic, they shouldn't be handled and it seems they're becoming more prevalent on our coastlines. They're porcupine fish or allomycterus jaculiferusand they... Read More
09:25am Sun 13 Mar, 2016
Nick Smith's Kermadec Sanctuary project is undermined by the Prime Minister's statement that the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary Bill won't stop people taking fish, says... Read More
08:42am Thu 10 Mar, 2016
Wildlife photographer Jack Preston was excited when he encountered a blue shark while fishing out at Motiti Island. Jack, who is also studying marine biology, says... Read More
12:11pm Sun 06 Mar, 2016
After three days of intense competition, Omanu Surf Life Saving Club is leading the Under 14 New Zealand Surf Life Saving Championship held in Mt Maunganui, with... Read More
04:17pm Fri 04 Mar, 2016
The public is being warned to stay away from green algae found near Omokoroa while it is tested for toxicity. Regional council scientists are working on identifying... Read More
08:53am Fri 04 Mar, 2016
Western Bay of Plenty residents are being asked to clean up after themselves when fishing, with the Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre caring for many birds... Read More
12:39pm Wed 02 Mar, 2016
The Thames-Coromandel District Council says it will be seeking more feedback on its Tairua Wharf Redevelopment Project. Last year the Tairua Mary Beach Boat Ramp... Read More
12:35pm Sat 27 Feb, 2016
Searchers have recovered the body believed to be a Chinese crewman who fell overboard from a ship in the Port of Tauranga earlier today. Police reports earlier indicated... Read More
09:32am Sat 27 Feb, 2016
Update 11am: A man has fallen overboard from a ship berthed in the Port of Tauranga. The man, believed to be a Chinese national was a deckhand on the ship. He... Read More