Marine

Stewart Island clear – paddling on

Kayaker Tim Taylor is back on the water today taking advantage of calm conditions in Foveaux Strait - while they last. He was planning to take a rest day after crossing... Read More

Window found for Foveaux crossing

Kayaker Tim Taylor is at 4pm today closing in on the Mainland again after setting out on the Foveaux Strait crossing at 11am. He started at Christmas Village Bay... Read More

Short handed sailors depart

Will Horne, Mount Yacht Club commodore and crew Iain Gifford, set sail for Auckland today on Will's yacht Windarra to take part in the 2011 SSANZ round North Island... Read More

Stewart Island leg nearly complete

After a weekend of excellent progress, round New Zealand kayaker Tim Taylor is today positioning himself for the return to the mainland. By mid morning, Tim was... Read More

Jeweller visits aboard super yacht

New Zealand businessman Michael Hill made a brief visit to Tauranga today, arriving Sunday onboard his super yacht VvS1. The award winning motor yacht anchored off... Read More

Stewart Island turnaround

Tauranga kayaker Tim Taylor paddled round the southernmost tip of Stewart Island today and was heading uphill again by Friday afternoon. Rough weather's kept Tim... Read More

Jetski record smashed

Jeremy Burfoot, 51, is the new Guinness World Record holder for longest distance travelled on a jetski in 24 hours and he has taken it with the help of Tauranga... Read More

Tauranga racer wins in Auckland

Tauranga RS:X Olympic Windsurfing class rider, teenager Sven Pedersen, is the winner of the Sail Auckland regatta. Sailing with the senior women, who are vying for... Read More

Long stop at Stewart Island

Kayaker Tim Taylor looks like he'll be spending a few more days stranded by the weather on Stewart Island's rugged west coast. He's been at Doughboy Bay since Tuesday,... Read More

Blokart sailors at full speed

No police speed radars bothered racers at the national masters on the weekend, says Papamoa Blokart inventor Paul Beckett. Members from the Auckland Blokart Club... Read More

Stewart Island roundabout

Tauranga Kayaker Tim Taylor is today paddling down Stewart Island's east coast after crossing Foveaux Strait on Saturday. He spent Waitangi Day ashore at Waituna... Read More

Toga takes the title

Nearly 100 outrigger canoes, stand-up paddle boards and surf skis competed in the 34km James Moore Memorial race from Pilot Bay to Maketu on Saturday. Toga White... Read More