Marine
07:00am Sat 01 Jun, 2013
Tauranga yacht Squealer is the smallest boat starting in the Auckland to Musket Cove yacht race beginning at noon in Auckland today. Despite its size, part owner... Read More
02:37pm Wed 29 May, 2013
A 35foot motor sailor has been lost at Plate Island in the Bay of Plenty, the Maketu Volunteer Coastguard reports. Coastguard president Shane Beech says Coastguard... Read More
03:14pm Sat 25 May, 2013
Seven new species of sea urchins known as tam o'shanters have been discovered in a collection of urchins in the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research's... Read More
04:12pm Fri 24 May, 2013
A French yacht at the centre of a search and rescue drama north of New Zealand this week is now berthed in Tauranga. The Saint Amour was sailing from Whangarei to... Read More
10:55am Thu 16 May, 2013
A Filipino crewman is in hospital with serious injuries after the main crane boom collapsed on a logging ship in the Port of Tauranga this morning. The 42-year-old... Read More
11:16am Wed 15 May, 2013
The weather, which has been the single largest obstacle to clearing the Rena wreck off Astrolabe Reef, has been enlisted as a demolition aid. Salvors are making... Read More
12:00pm Tue 14 May, 2013
A ship berthed at the Port of Tauranga is being ordered to cease operations while Maritime New Zealand officials investigate its part in a collision with a fishing... Read More
04:15pm Mon 13 May, 2013
A cargo ship reported to have struck a fishing boat off the East Cape this morning will be met by Maritime New Zealand officials when it berths at the Port of Tauranga... Read More
02:18pm Fri 10 May, 2013
Marie Kent steps onto a plane headed for France today, where she will compete alongside three team mates in the first of five regattas in the Women's International... Read More
01:20pm Sat 04 May, 2013
The log ship Hanjin Bombay ran aground in Tauranga harbour entrance on June 21, 2010 after engine problems were not communicated to the bridge, an inquiry into the... Read More
03:17pm Fri 03 May, 2013
Pukehina beachgoers were this week stumped when they came across what they thought was a pre-historic creature on the shore. The remains of what is now believed... Read More
01:00pm Tue 30 Apr, 2013
Tauranga Boys' College rowers have the quick thinking of nearby yachties to thank after submerging their skiffs on Tauranga Harbour on Sunday. The two coxless four... Read More
13-Nov 06:00
Police issue 29 tickets in mobile phone crackdown
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
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