Marine
10:42am Sun 06 Feb, 2011
The open ocean nutrients that feed the pongy sea lettuce in Tauranga harbour do have a benefit; they will feed the new aquaculture industry in Opotiki waters. The... Read More
03:32pm Fri 04 Feb, 2011
Tauranga kayaker Tim Taylor reached Bluff on Thursday after changing plans about kayaking round Stewart Island. He spent several days at Curio Bay near the Caitlins... Read More
09:33am Fri 04 Feb, 2011
A handheld VHF radio, or even a cell phone in a plastic bag, would have avoided the drama of a rescue on Lake Rotorua last night, says Rotorua Coastguard president... Read More
03:09pm Thu 03 Feb, 2011
A 41 year old man is to pay $500 to the Department of Conservation and $130 in court costs after pleading guilty to fishing in a marine reserve. In the Whakatane... Read More
11:15am Thu 03 Feb, 2011
A contractor appointed by the insurers of the stranded trimaran Hummingbird will assess the yacht today. Hummingbird was beached at the mouth of Hunter's Creek on... Read More
01:39pm Wed 02 Feb, 2011
A trimaran has run aground near the mouth of Hunter's Creek. Its two occupants are safely ashore, uninjured, after being rescued by the harbourmaster's boat Taniwha. Hummingbird's... Read More
11:51am Wed 02 Feb, 2011
Blokart inventor, Papamoa's Paul Beckett, suspects the policeman who pulled over Blokarters for speeding was just annoyed at being overtaken. The Auckland team was... Read More
10:43am Tue 01 Feb, 2011
Bay of Plenty harbourmaster Carl Magazinovic is advising the boating public to remain on the lookout for floating debris, following the weekend storm. Swollen rivers... Read More
09:23am Tue 01 Feb, 2011
Tauranga kayaker Tim Taylor is at the bottom of the South Island waiting for the weather to improve in Foveaux Strait. He's at the Curio Bay campground at the southern... Read More
08:53am Tue 01 Feb, 2011
Twenty-nine years after sailing in his first Noelex 25 nationals in 1982, Tauranga yachtsman Derek Dumbar has scooped his third national title in four years. Derek... Read More
11:35am Sat 29 Jan, 2011
More tests are required before any announcement can be made about lifting the health warning on shellfish in the Bay of Plenty.Bay of Plenty shellfish remain off... Read More
09:26am Thu 27 Jan, 2011
Tauranga sailor Sam Meech is just off gold medal pace heading into 2011 Sail Auckland being held February 2-6. At the final major event before the Waitangi weekend... Read More
13-Nov 11:45
Don't wash raw chicken, food safety officials warn
13-Nov 11:07
Cast your line for Coastguard
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
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