Three men forced to jump into the ocean at night wearing nothing but boxer shorts and lifejackets, then had to swim back to their burning yacht to release the life... Read More

Ngai Tamarawaho hapu of Ngati Ranginui is distancing itself from the recently announced decision by the iwi to withdraw its opposition to the removing of the wreck... Read More

Two New Zealand sailors and their Mexican skipper have been rescued from a liferaft 280km south of Niue after their yacht caught fire just after midnight last night. The... Read More

Preparations are in full swing for the 175th commemoration since the shipwreck of the HMS Buffalo in Mercury Bay. Running from July 27 through to August 2, the week-long... Read More

A Maketu-based marine research centre is to be established as part of the restoration and mitigation offer from the Rena owners and insurers. Former Bay of Plenty... Read More

Marine Reach vessel Pacific Hope is hosting an open day ahead of its first mission for to Fiji, Vanuatu and The Solomon Islands, to thank the public and volunteers... Read More

Every once in a blue moon I'm fortunate enough to be in the right place at the right time. This experience was one of those very rare, but truly magical encounters. This... Read More

The annual Whitianga Scallop Festival will not be affected by reports of a parasitic virus being detected in some scallop beds. Earlier this year the Ministry of... Read More

Bay of Plenty Regional Council has gained new powers to manage marine pests in the Bay of Plenty. Two Small Scale Management Programmes are in place to control and... Read More

The Ministry for Primary Industries says a combination of many factors is behind the recent poor condition of scallop populations in three locations. Callers to... Read More

The Bay of Plenty Regional Council has sent Mobil Oil a $691,766clean-up bill for the efforts so far following the oil spill in Tauranga Harbour on April 27. Clean-up... Read More

Teams of oil spill clean-up operators are continuing hunting down polluting pockets of heavy fuel oil nearly two months after an estimated 1.5 tonnes of the oil... Read More