Four commissioners who will hear the application from the Rena owners for a resource consent to leave part of the wreck on Astrolabe Reef (Otaiti) have been appointed. The... Read More

Tauranga Police are asking for the owner of a dinghy found floating in the harbour to come forward. This dinghy was found in Tauranga Harbour. The aluminium, two-seater... Read More

New Zealand sailors - including Tauranga's Molly Meech and Jason Saunders - continue to set the paces at the ISAF Sailing World Cup in Miami after strong performances... Read More

The steadying presence of harbour masters' patrols during the perfect boating summer is keeping down the numbers of tickets being issued. Harbour Master Peter Buell... Read More

The paralysed penguin that graced the pages of The Weekend Sun earlier this month is not so paralysed anymore. Flipper the baby blue penguin. Photo: Tracy Hardy. He's... Read More

The Under 20 Boys Division began with a crazy day of surfing at the first event of the Billabong Grom Series at Tay St in Mount Maunganui, with day two underway... Read More

The reason for a large number of dead fish floating about the head of the Waikareao Estuary this week remains unknown. The regional council's senior pollution prevention... Read More

High-speed inflatable boats will roar across Bay waters this weekend as Thundercats return to the city, offering water-filled action as competitors jockey for position... Read More

Organisers of the Rotorua Fishing and Casting Club's surf fishing bonanza at Matata this weekend have changed the competition's rules to open up the prizes to the... Read More

The voyaging waka Hine Moana is to be lifted out of the water at Hutcheson's boat yard and repaired and refurbished for a new life operating semi-commercially out... Read More

Colder water temperatures might be hampering snapper fishing so far this season, but the Ministry of Primary Industries' fisheries compliance team are warning when... Read More

High levels of toxic algae has seen a shellfish poisoning warning issued for the Thames/Coromandel coastline. But what does that mean? Toxin levels in shellfish... Read More