Marine

Love for lost sister drives appeal

Four years ago Sarah Nicholson was lost to the ocean when she was caught in a powerful rip at Whiritoa Beach in the Coromandel. For Emma Campbell the heartache... Read More

Rena sea snails unpolluted

An investigation of sea snails on Astrolabe reef has cleared them of any traces of pollution from the tributyltin paint on one of the Rena wreck's antifouling layers. Sensitive... Read More

Marine life up close

The ocean is one of Mother Nature's best kept secrets and while scientists have made numerous discoveries over the years, they are still finding new marine marvels. Each... Read More

Weather driving the boats in

The scattered fleet fishing the Tauranga Sport Fishing Club's one base competition is expected to begin moving closer to Tauranga as the weather closes in toward... Read More

VIDEO: Catch some rays

Tauranga naturalist Nathan Pettigrew introduces his latest stunning video, which features spectacular footage of eagle rays close to Goat Island marine reserve,... Read More

VIDEO New twist in Moko dolphin tale

He came with a message, he enchanted us and now, finally, he's been reclaimed by the sea. The Matakana Island sand dunes, the burial site of Moko the male bottlenose... Read More

Ski lane warning for swimmers

Swimmers using the Rotorua Lakes are being advised to stay out of the lake's ski lanes. TheLakes' harbourmaster and maritime officers have received complaints from... Read More

Calling time on 30 years

For the last 30 years a pair of Eastern Bay of Plenty volunteer harbour wardens have selflessly put in the hard yards - but this will be their last summer on the... Read More

Spotlight on undersea volcanos

A team of top scientists from New Zealand and the US is heading to the Bay of Plenty this week to gather data on underwater volcanos on the Kermadec arc. Over the... Read More

Dad's 24 hour paddle driven by love

It is life's most simple truth: nothing in this world is more powerful than a parent's love for their child. This April Whangamata father Kraig Cornwall will draw... Read More

Burling dodges Barker saga

Tauranga sailor Peter Burling is steering clear of the rough waters surrounding the axing of Dean Barker as Team New Zealand skipper. Last week Burling and Team... Read More

What’s on Today? Fishing

A Tauranga man is using people's pleasure for fishing to help raise money for the Wish4Fish Charity. Wish4Fish is the brainchild of Bryce Dinneen and aims to get... Read More