As 2025 draws to a close, YWAM Ships Aotearoa is reflecting on a year marked by growth, deepening partnerships, and meaningful impact across the Pacific and... Read More

Port of Tauranga has signed a deal with a Turkish shipyard to build a 32‑metre hybrid rotortug. It's the first of its kind for New Zealand's busiest port,... Read More

The elusive but always welcome gentle giant of the seas - te whai rahi the oceanic manta ray - has been assigned a threatened conservation status for the first... Read More

Customs is ramping up maritime security this summer as drug smugglers target New Zealand's coastline. With more than 15,000m of coastline and an expected... Read More

The public are being warned not to collect or consume shellfish gathered from the eastern Bay of Plenty region due to the presence of biotoxins. 'Routine... Read More

Whakatāne harbour is in danger of losing the 18 moorings at Whakatāne Yacht Club if the district council doesn't do its part to dredge the channel leading... Read More

A public health warning urging people not to gather or consume shellfish along the Bay of Plenty coastline has been updated this week to a smaller area. The... Read More

It may not be the 'silly season”, but that has not put a stop to naughty New Zealand fur seals causing mischief. The Department of Conservation (DoC)... Read More

New Zealand Coastguard's free bar awareness roadshow will be in Te Puke next week. Focusing on the Maketū/Kaituna Cut, the seminar will provide information... Read More

New Zealand Food Safety has issued a public health warning urging people not to collect or consume shellfish along the Bay of Plenty coastline, from just north... Read More

A yachting version of The Amazing Race, the annual Coke Bottle Boat Race, dinghy relays, games on a sandbar - complete with a 'bar on the bar” - and the... Read More

Waikato Bay of Plenty Navy officer Kristen Kotuhi (Ngāti Raukawa) has won the 2025 New Zealand Defence Force Sailor of the Year Award. Royal New Zealand... Read More