Marine
09:50am Thu 19 Nov, 2015
A very tricky exercise scenario will put the Waikato Regional Council's regional marine oil spill response team through its paces this December. Picture this: A... Read More
09:07am Wed 18 Nov, 2015
A Whitianga-based snapper fisherman has received special recognition as part of the Seabird Smart awards. Wayne Dreadon has set a high standard in seabird mitigation... Read More
06:56am Wed 18 Nov, 2015
Every recreational boat, no matter how big or small, has a skipper. The skipper is legally responsible for the safety of their boat and all on board, and can be... Read More
03:11pm Tue 17 Nov, 2015
A fishing boat skipper who wrestled with armed police as they boarded his vessel outside the 12-mile limit received a sentence of 60 hours community service earlier... Read More
07:01am Mon 16 Nov, 2015
Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club's Andrew Murdoch is taking on the world's best dinghy class sailors in the 2015 Fin n Gold Cup being raced at Takapuna Beach next... Read More
03:15pm Sun 15 Nov, 2015
The three New Zealand Defence Force personnel serving on the Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Melbourne, are continuing their anti-narcotics mission in the Middle... Read More
09:48am Sun 15 Nov, 2015
The MetService has issued a severe weather watch to the Rotorua/Bay of Plenty area. A front preceded by a moist northwesterly flow is expected to move slowly north... Read More
09:22am Thu 12 Nov, 2015
Construction of a rock wall is being planned for Cooks Beach Reserve, while a geotextile sandbag wall at Brophy's Beach has now been completed. Both works are part... Read More
04:17pm Wed 11 Nov, 2015
A wooden groyne is to be trialled at Buffalo Beach off the end of the already completed Stage Two rock seawall. The structure is expected to promote enough sand... Read More
09:19am Wed 11 Nov, 2015
Tauranga's Peter Burling and yachting partner Blair Tuke have been awarded the most prestigious award in sailing - the ISAF Rolex Sailor of the Year award. The award... Read More
08:38am Wed 11 Nov, 2015
Police are seeking information about a boat that was stolen from a Papamoa property on Monday. The boat is described as an 18 foot Figlass Fireball. This boat was... Read More
04:44pm Tue 10 Nov, 2015
The Ministry for Primary Industries says a commercial fishing vessel lost an estimated 750kg of fish off the west coast of Coromandel Peninsula earlier today. District... Read More
12-Nov 14:35
Te Puke, Rotorua players score Lotto wins
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
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