Marine
09:09am Thu 13 Feb, 2014
A fishing company and skipper fined for illegally trawling a protected area off the Bay of Plenty coast are sentenced on the basis they had not deliberately bottom... Read More
11:37am Mon 10 Feb, 2014
Rena owner Daina Shipping and insurer The Swedish Club will be filing for resource consent to leave the remains of the cargo ship on the Astrolabe Reef Senior representatives... Read More
10:33am Mon 10 Feb, 2014
A juvenile whale was euthanised at Pilot Bay overnight after it became stranded near the Mauao boat ramp. The baby grey beaked whale was visibly injured and unable... Read More
08:36am Mon 10 Feb, 2014
A Tauranga teenager is nursing a broken arm in Rotorua Hospital following a water skiing accident on Lake Tarawera. The Rotorua-based BayTrust Rescue Helicopter... Read More
03:47pm Sun 09 Feb, 2014
Well-known designer and builder of dairy parlours, Don Chapman of Morrinsville is among those taking part in the six-day, 600 km 2014 Yamaha Melanoma Foundation... Read More
07:20am Fri 07 Feb, 2014
With plugs and helmets firmly in place, bath tub racers will sprint across Tauranga Harbour in Bowentown at speeds of up to 40km/h at the annual 2014 Bowentown Bath... Read More
04:48pm Wed 05 Feb, 2014
The Port of Tauranga is set to receive two new tugs next year after it signed the contracts for the construction of two 70-tonne bollard Rampart tugs. The first... Read More
10:22am Tue 04 Feb, 2014
Shellfish warnings are being reduced in the Coromandel, but remain in place for main beaches and harbours in the Bay of Plenty. Bay of Plenty District Health advises... Read More
12:36pm Mon 03 Feb, 2014
The cluster of king tides hitting the Bay of Plenty proved too much for one Auckland woman who dislocated her hip while admiring the ocean from the Omanu sand dunes. The... Read More
03:20pm Sun 02 Feb, 2014
Surfers and body boarders are taking advantage of king tides which are submerging parts of Pilot Bay and Mount Maunganui beaches this weekend. Surfers take to the... Read More
04:32pm Fri 31 Jan, 2014
Ministry for Primary Industries is undertaking public consultation on new catch limits for rock lobster and southern scallop stocks. MPI is consulting with the... Read More
03:46pm Fri 31 Jan, 2014
Updated: 4.40PM: A yachtie is safely back ashore after it got into trouble off the coast of Mount Maunganui today. The 22ft Noelex trailer yacht was towing a pontoon... 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
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