Marine
11:11am Sat 05 Sep, 2015
A man assaulted and left in a ditch in Whitianga is improving 'but still has a long road to full recovery”. Alistair McEwen was taken to Auckland Hospital... Read More
03:02pm Fri 04 Sep, 2015
Illegal fishing operations in Hastings, Napier and Mahia were targeted by the Ministry for Primary Industries this week. Compliance officers moved in on illegal... Read More
02:45pm Fri 04 Sep, 2015
The latest addition to the Whitianga Ferries fleet has gone into service this week after she was launched last weekend. The new 12 metre long, 63-seat alloy mono-hull... Read More
08:24am Thu 03 Sep, 2015
UPDATED 11.45am. Confusion surrounds the discovery of plastic beads found strewn along the tide line on Papamoa Beach following this week's storms. A Papamoa local... Read More
08:31am Wed 02 Sep, 2015
Injured stevedores that need to be evacuated from awkward locations were just two scenarios acted out during an emergency response exercise at Tauranga Container... Read More
07:10am Wed 02 Sep, 2015
The Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning toxin warning along the Bay of Plenty and Coromandel coast has been extended. The warning now extends from Pukehina Beach to the... Read More
12:07pm Tue 01 Sep, 2015
Changes made to the proposed Bay of Plenty Regional Coastal Environment Plan are being publicly notified today. The changes are in response to feedback from the... Read More
11:08am Mon 31 Aug, 2015
An elated Emirates Team New Zealand, lead by Tauranga helmsman Peter Burling, performed under pressure to take the Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series in Gothenburg... Read More
02:00pm Fri 28 Aug, 2015
Paua offending was on the menu in Thames District Court on Thursday with four men being prosecuted for illegal gathering on the coast north of Whitianga. Forty paua... Read More
01:31pm Fri 28 Aug, 2015
With well over 1000 trout passing through the Te Wairoa trap on Lake Tarawera so far this spawning season, Fish & Game staff are optimistic that some top notch fishing... Read More
09:14am Fri 28 Aug, 2015
Boaties will benefit from a new nautical chart for the Whitianga Harbour which was released this week by Land Information New Zealand. LINZ's Manager Chart Production... Read More
07:16am Fri 28 Aug, 2015
Bay of Plenty Police are appealing for any information about a custom boat stolen from a Tauranga address. The boat was nicked sometime on July 10. This boat was... Read More
12-Nov 18:00
New men's fund launched to tackle isolation in BOP
12-Nov 17:00
SH2 roadworks bring overnight lane closures
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
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