08:40am Sat 01 Mar, 2014
Men and women are heading out to sea today in an attempt to catch with winning fish as part of the second annual Wish4Fish fishing competition. Fishers gathered... Read More
07:02am Fri 28 Feb, 2014
Fishers of all ages and abilities are encouraged to get their rods and reels out for the second annual Wish4Fish fishing competition this weekend. Wish4Fish founder... Read More
08:15am Thu 27 Feb, 2014
An arrest warrant has been issued for the man known as the ‘Crayfish Man' who is alleged to have scammed people into purchasing seafood but never producing... Read More
07:56am Wed 26 Feb, 2014
Bay of Plenty residents are being warned to be on the lookout for a fraudster offering to sell seafood or meat but never showing up with the goods. Police have issued... Read More
04:42pm Fri 21 Feb, 2014
Tauranga Independent MP Brendan Horan is calling for swifter action on cleaning up New Zealand's rivers, lakes and streams claiming current attempts are 'intermittent... Read More
10:28am Fri 21 Feb, 2014
A Coromandel-based commercial fisherman caught throwing fish overboard at sea has been fined in Thames District Court. Neville Peter Lang was fined $6750 for abandoning... Read More
07:14am Fri 21 Feb, 2014
UPDATED 3.46PM: Police have named Feilding 17-year-old Cole Justice Williams as the teenager who drowned in the Waikato River, near Taupo. The teen's body was discovered... Read More
08:22am Thu 20 Feb, 2014
A snapper fishing adventure to Plate Island has ended with a record size catch for one Tauranga couple. Gary and Tana Krom were out fishing at Motunau off the coast... Read More
09:01am Tue 18 Feb, 2014
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters is throwing his weight behind calls for complete removal of the Rena claiming anything less portrays New Zealand as a maritime... Read More
02:32pm Sun 16 Feb, 2014
From beginner sailors to national champions - keen boaties of all ages and abilities are getting a taste of sailing and boating at Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat... Read More
04:33pm Fri 14 Feb, 2014
Shellfish warnings have been lifted for all Bay of Plenty beaches except for those in the Western Bay from Waihi Beach to Maketu. Regular monitoring is showing Paralytic... Read More
01:53pm Thu 13 Feb, 2014
The Papamoa pairing of Tristan Hynds (Driver) and Jimmy Fagan (Navigator) have spent the first part of this season getting to grips with the their Jetsprint boat,... Read More