Marine
09:38am Wed 18 Feb, 2015
A pohutukawa tree growing through the port window of a boat at the north end of Tauranga Harbour is just one example of neglected vessels languishing in the region's... Read More
02:45pm Tue 17 Feb, 2015
Tauranga Coastguard is trialling the use of a gyrocopter during search and rescue operations in the Bay of Plenty in what is a first for New Zealand - and possibly... Read More
02:21pm Tue 17 Feb, 2015
Two men thrown into the water when their dinghy was swamped by a wave off Papamoa last night swam for three hours to get back to the shore - and still managed to... Read More
12:42pm Tue 17 Feb, 2015
Water safety on Tauranga's northern harbour has become the responsibility of seven retired and semi-retired men who are the regional harbour master's eyes and ears... Read More
08:03am Tue 17 Feb, 2015
Two men were forced to swim to shore last night after their three-metre aluminium dinghy sank off Papamoa Beach. Life jackets and a chilly bin were used to aid the... Read More
03:33pm Sun 15 Feb, 2015
It was a busy day out on the harbour today, with 300 children and their families fishing for the biggest catch. Josh King and Ollie O'Dea with their big catch. Photos... Read More
02:55pm Sun 15 Feb, 2015
The oldest known fur seal has been discovered by a University of Otago Geology PhD student, providing a missing link that helps to resolve a more than 5-million-year... Read More
07:01am Sun 15 Feb, 2015
He loves the ocean and everything related to the deep sea. He's a sea cadet, part of the TS Chatham Sea Cadet Unit in Tauranga. His love for the marine life has... Read More
10:52am Sat 14 Feb, 2015
Despite the Paralytic Shellfish ban being lowered in the Coromandel area, the ban still remains in place for the Bay of Plenty. Medical Officer of Health, Dr Phil... Read More
10:19am Sat 14 Feb, 2015
Robert Huddy hadn't been on a boat fishing, with salt air whipping his face and the smell of bait up his nostrils, for more than 10 years. This week the 40-year-old... Read More
07:42am Sat 14 Feb, 2015
The Eagle Ray, or whai repo in Te Reo Maori, is a very common sight around beaches here in Tauranga and around the North Island and top of the South Island. Known... Read More
03:30pm Fri 13 Feb, 2015
A Pukekohe man caught poaching more than 200 paua from Tairua has been sentenced to 175 hours community work and had another person's car confiscated. Jarvis De... 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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