Marine
10:53am Thu 26 May, 2011
Royal New Zealand Navy offshore patrol boat HMNZS Wellington is making its first visit to Tauranga this week. The ship is due in port at 10.30am on Friday and is... Read More
08:39am Wed 25 May, 2011
Kayaker Tim Taylor made it to Ahipara yesterday, the settlement at the southern end of Northland's Ninety Mile Beach. He's likely to stay there for the next few... Read More
09:16am Mon 23 May, 2011
Whakatane Coastguard's rescue of an injured man from White Island on Saturday night was also a good opportunity for a night training exercise, says Whakatane Coastguard... Read More
09:13am Mon 23 May, 2011
Tauranga Coastguard was itself the subject of a rescue on Sunday afternoon when its radio operator collapsed in the Sulphur Point radio room. Boats calling the... Read More
10:45am Fri 20 May, 2011
Westerly storms that bludgeoned the country this week have also kept kayaker Tim Taylor firmly ashore at Murawai beach, west Auckland. While the gale force winds... Read More
03:09pm Fri 13 May, 2011
Commercial fishermen have tended to undersell themselves and their industry in the past, but a change in approach is being signalled by the ‘positivity' theme... Read More
02:21pm Fri 13 May, 2011
A top of the range Blokart Pro is being auctioned on TradeMe with money raised adding to a fund for youth yachting in quake ravaged Christchurch. The initiative... Read More
04:35pm Thu 12 May, 2011
Kayaker Tim Taylor crossed the Manukau harbour mouth today and is looking good for a stop at Piha tonight. Tim's been at sea paddling for nearly six months on his... Read More
12:20pm Tue 10 May, 2011
Tim's back on the beach at Port Waikato after setting out from near the Waikato River mouth just after daybreak today. He made it a few kilometres up the coast... Read More
12:14pm Tue 10 May, 2011
Minister of Conservation Kate Wilkinson is joining volunteers and artists from the Pew Charitable Trust aboard the HMNZS Otago on a mission to the Kermadec Islands. 'The... Read More
11:17am Mon 09 May, 2011
It's Monday and Tim Taylor is back in his office, the cockpit of his kayak, as he paddles into the last 1200km of his 5000km mission to kayak round the country in... Read More
10:10am Mon 09 May, 2011
A yacht on its way from Napier to Auckland was towed into Tauranga Coastguard early today. The yacht had run out of wind and had no motor, says Tauranga Volunteer... Read More
13-Nov 10:02
Delivery truck stolen from BOP dairy, man charged
13-Nov 08:30
Sunny weekend as high pressure settles in
13-Nov 07:41
Microsoft outage affect users worldwide
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
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