Marine
10:27am Fri 07 Jan, 2011
The deaths of the snapper on Coromandel beaches are likely to remain a mystery unless anyone with more information comes forward. An unknown quantity of snapper... Read More
01:03pm Wed 05 Jan, 2011
Bay of Plenty fisheries officers are trying to solve the mystery of dead snapper that washed up on northern Coromandel beaches on Tuesday. Quantities of snapper... Read More
09:01am Wed 05 Jan, 2011
Kayaker Tim Taylor is paddling south from Kaikoura heading towards earthquake country and the Port of Lyttelton. Tim Crossed Cook Strait to the South Island on New... Read More
04:44pm Mon 03 Jan, 2011
Sweltering heat in the Western Bay of Plenty on Monday forced thousands of people to the various beaches across the region. MetService forecaster Nic Bonnette says... Read More
10:13am Mon 03 Jan, 2011
Tauranga Coastguard staff are applauding boaties for following the rules and being 'well behaved.” Volunteer incident manager Brian Palmer says there are a... Read More
01:36pm Fri 31 Dec, 2010
More than 100 athletes from the local surf life saving clubs are testing their fitness levels by competing in the fourth annual Pak'n Save Omanu Classic at Omanu... Read More
10:30am Thu 30 Dec, 2010
Kayaker Tim Taylor is 33 days into his attempt to circumnavigate New Zealand today. On Wednesday morning he paddled into sunny Lyall Bay in Wellington where his... Read More
10:22am Tue 28 Dec, 2010
Boating conditions are less than ideal at the moment and the Coastguard is reporting people are taking the sensible option of staying ashore. The wind is sitting... Read More
05:53pm Thu 23 Dec, 2010
Surf Life Saving Bay of Plenty has confirmed a man snorkelling on the Pilot Bay side of Mauao was lunged at by a two metre Mako shark on Thursday afternoon. The... Read More
11:35am Thu 23 Dec, 2010
Summer shark scare stories appearing in Bay of Plenty media as the peak holiday season approaches are being slammed by two Tauranga marine conservationists. Tauranga... Read More
03:06pm Wed 22 Dec, 2010
Boaties are being advised to think pre-emptively after a runabout was blown onto the Sulphur Point Marina breakwater on Tuesday. Fending off the rocks. The occupants... Read More
02:22pm Wed 22 Dec, 2010
Kayaker Tim Taylor is at the southern most tip of the North Island waiting for the weather to improve so he can resume his journey. High winds in Cook Straight... 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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