Marine
02:17pm Sun 16 Aug, 2015
A jet skier is in Tauranga hospital after his watercaft exploded beneath him at the Kaituna Cut near Maketu this afternoon. The man aged in his 20s was thrown several... Read More
09:35am Sun 16 Aug, 2015
Racing is underway at 2015 Rio Test Event, but all the Tauranga sailors had to watch laser sailor Andy Maloney starting on the opening day of the highly anticipated... Read More
08:53am Fri 14 Aug, 2015
A routine police checkpoint became interesting in Thames when police scooped a large haul of paua - 475 to be exact. The paua quota is 10 per person. Police seized... Read More
06:00pm Tue 11 Aug, 2015
Auckland angler Donna Pascoe has potentially snagged another International Game Fish Association world record after landing a huge southern blue fin tuna this week.... Read More
09:55am Mon 10 Aug, 2015
A move to secure title for reclaimed land at Sugarloaf Wharf (Te Kouma) has been supported by The Thames-Coromandel District Council. During last week's full meeting... Read More
04:12pm Wed 05 Aug, 2015
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) have completed almost five weeks of fisheries patrols in the high seas of the... Read More
03:32pm Wed 05 Aug, 2015
The $2.4m government funded Rena Recovery Plan has now been completed. Through the plan, iwi representatives worked alongside government agencies and research providers... Read More
12:01pm Tue 04 Aug, 2015
Les Dickson, one of the old guard personalities on the Mount Maunganui waterfront, has died at the age of 85. Les began on the waterfront as right-hand man to former... Read More
09:43am Thu 30 Jul, 2015
The crew on board arrested bulk carrier Lancelot V in the Port of Tauranga have finally been paid and are allowed ashore after nearly two months confined to the... Read More
11:03am Wed 29 Jul, 2015
A Southern right whale, or tohorā in Te Reo Māori, has been spotted by locals frolicking in the waters just off the Whitianga shoreline this week. This particular... Read More
12:16pm Tue 28 Jul, 2015
The Bay of Plenty Regional Council wave buoy is back on station and in the water after a five month absence. The buoy, which is normally sited 13km off Pukehina... Read More
11:52am Fri 24 Jul, 2015
Tauranga's Peter Burling has the early opportunity to stake his claim to be Team New Zealand's helmsman for the next America's Cup after being confirmed for the... 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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