Marine
12:43pm Fri 15 Aug, 2014
The Wairoa River is abuzz with activity today as keen fishers take to the banks for the start of the official whitebait season. Donned in gumboots and overalls the... Read More
06:57am Fri 15 Aug, 2014
Parents of Tauranga canoeists are concerned a recent sewage overflow into Waikareao Estuary poses health risks to the youngsters practising at Kopurererua Stream. But... Read More
08:35am Thu 14 Aug, 2014
Police are looking for a Buccaneer 605 Escape boat stolen from the Coromandel township of Thames. The stolen boat. The Yamaha F150 four stroke and Hoskings double... Read More
03:43pm Wed 13 Aug, 2014
The new whitebait season opens on Friday and DOC is reminding whitebaiters to assist with habitat protection while hunting the small fish. The Department of Conservation... Read More
.jpg)
04:21pm Mon 11 Aug, 2014
Bay of Plenty Regional Council is investigating a spill of tall oil in Tauranga Harbour after a hose split while a ship was loading crude tall oil at the weekend. Tall... Read More
09:35am Mon 11 Aug, 2014
More than 150 submissions on the future of the wreck of the former containership Rena have been received by the BOP Regional Council, with most of them now online. The... Read More
09:10am Fri 08 Aug, 2014
The owners and insurer's application to leave the Rena wreck on Astrolabe Reef. UPDATE 10.30AM: The Crown submission on the Rena resource consent application calls... Read More
08:12am Fri 08 Aug, 2014
Volunteer scuba divers are gearing up to remove rubbish from Pilot Bay this month as part of Project Aware. About 20 scuba divers will attempt to clean up rubbish... Read More
12:44pm Thu 07 Aug, 2014
UPDATE 1.30PM: The small plane found by a Sanford fishing trawler in the Hauraki Gulf this morning is reported to likely be the missing aerobatic biplane of Auckland... Read More
04:30pm Wed 06 Aug, 2014
With just two days until submissions on the resource consent application to leave the Rena wreck on the Astrolabe Reef close, a late flurry of submissions on the... Read More
10:40am Wed 06 Aug, 2014
Five films have been produced to educate boaties on how to safely cross local bars. The films are a joint project by Bay of Plenty Regional Council and Waikato... Read More
05:33pm Mon 04 Aug, 2014
A young seal pup has escaped serious injury after being spotted with a large hook caught in its mouth at Mount Maunganui today. Concerned residents called the Department... Read More
12-Nov 21:16
One dead after vehicle crashes down bank
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
COMPETITIONS
