Marine

Clipper race coming to Tauranga

Tauranga is the New Zealand port of call for the Clipper 11-12 Round The World Yatch Race in November. Ten 68ft yachts are expected to begin arriving at A beacon... Read More

Closing stages at Weymouth

New Zealand windsurfer Jon-Paul Tobin has finished just outside the medals at the Weymouth and Portland 2011 International Regatta at the Olympic venue where the... Read More

Fourth finish on tour

Tauranga's Marc Jacobs defied extreme conditions to finish fourth in the latest round on the World Kitesurfing Tour in Fuerteventura, Spain. Marc Jacobs in Spain.... Read More

Lead jostling at Weymouth

Laser sailor Andrew Murdoch has the lead once again as the Weymouth and Portland 2011 International Regatta rolls on in the UK where New Zealand's Olympic campaigners... Read More

Burling stays in third

It was another windy Weymouth day as competition continued for New Zealand's RS:X windsurfers, 49er, Finn and Star sailors at the Weymouth and Portland 2011 International... Read More

Stern warning for no lifejacket

Police were called out to two separate kayaking incidents over the weekend with the first involving Waihi Coastguard on Saturday night. Three kayakers failed to... Read More

Strong performance in Weymouth

Tauranga 49er sailor Peter Burling, along with his Auckland crewmate Blair Tuke, is placed third in Weymouth at the 2011 International Regatta. Peter Burling and... Read More

Public netting poachers

Fish & Game Officers in Rotorua are praising a keen-eyed man who spotted trout poachers and gave them an ultimatum. The pair, who scooped up four spawning trout... Read More

Kayak sinks, lifejacket saves man

Wearing a lifejacket is being praised as the reason why a kayaker is alive after his kayak sunk when out fishing about 1.5km from Matata. The man came into difficulty... Read More

Key regatta imminent

Two Bay of Plenty sailors are among the 13-strong New Zealand team preparing to compete at the Weymouth and Portland 2011 International Regatta starting Thursday. Peter... Read More

Fast Dawson just misses finals

Top Kiwi kayaker Mike Dawson has seen enough of the London Olympic white water slalom course to know that he desperately wants to race there again. Mike Dawson. The... Read More

Dawson leads Kiwi kayakers

Top New Zealand white water slalom kayaker Mike Dawson made the most of his first run at the venue for next year's Olympics, qualifying for the semifinals at an... Read More