03:21pm Tue 07 Jul, 2015
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
02:22pm Tue 07 Jul, 2015
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
01:23pm Mon 06 Jul, 2015
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
08:33am Fri 03 Jul, 2015
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
08:10am Thu 02 Jul, 2015
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
01:30pm Wed 01 Jul, 2015
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
12:37pm Wed 01 Jul, 2015
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
04:44pm Tue 30 Jun, 2015
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
06:52am Sat 27 Jun, 2015
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
06:44am Sat 27 Jun, 2015
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
10:49am Fri 26 Jun, 2015
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
07:29am Fri 26 Jun, 2015
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