Marine

Toxin warning area extended

Following ongoing monitoring the Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning toxin warning area has now been extended along the Coromandel coast and Bay of Plenty. The warning... Read More

Kayaker killed in EBOP named

The 21-year-old man who died after being tipped out of his kayak in the Eastern Bay has been named as Graeme Allan Whiri-Tai. The Whakatane man's body was discovered... Read More

$6.5m boost for harbour

The problems of pollution, sedimentation and sea lettuce build up in Tauranga Harbour are going to have at least $6.5 million spent on them this year. But the black... Read More

No change to ramp fees & charges

Coromandel boaties will be glad to know there will be no increases to boat ramp parking and amenity fees and charges. The Thames-Coromandel District Council did... Read More

Lake restocked after poaching

A year after poachers decimated a tributary of Lake Rotoiti, Fish & Game staff have returned to the area with a special release of young trout. The fingerlings have... Read More

‘Coreena’ to be refloated today

It'll be sink or swim this afternoon for Greg Kelly who's been working furiously to repair his 11.7m ketch Coreena. For the last 10 days Greg has been stuck in... Read More

Fined for excess mussel gathering

A Papamoa man was fined $750 and $130 Court costs in Tauranga District Court in June for his part in taking too many mussels from the Maketu Taiapure area. The... Read More

Close look at Tsunami

Mount Maunganui and Papamoa residents concerned with the distance to their nearest tsunami evacuation route, might be pleasantly surprised just how close they really... Read More

Hawaii is awesome!

Hawaii! I mean WOW, where do I even start on this adventure? Following my 'Tauranga Moana is Awesome 2' video, I wanted to see how parts of Hawaii compared to what... Read More

Surfing prep made EZ-y

A group of Aquinas College students believe they have changed the face of surf preparations after successfully devising a waterproof and sandproof casing for surfboard... Read More

Whitianga Ferry building new vessel

This September locals and visitors to the area will have a new ferry to cross the Whitianga Harbour in. Posting to Facebook earlier this week Whitianga Ferry owner... Read More

Escalation call on oil spill

The Anzac weekend oil spill in Tauranga Harbour is now the largest Tier 2 oil spill in New Zealand. It has now taken 11 weeks to clean it up so far, and the escalating... Read More