Marine

Aquaculture: more time needed

Environmental Defence Society Chairman Gary Taylor is concerned about the timing of the public submission period on proposed marine farming in the Coromandel. The... Read More

Beating the weather

Kayaker Tim Taylor is trying to beat the bad weather as he heads south towards Flat Point, Glenburn, and Te Awaiti from Riversdale on his way towards the bottom... Read More

Night poaching fines worth $13k

A man caught setting crab pots in the Mount Maunganui mataitai reserve in August is to pay $13,000 in fines after he was sentenced in Tauranga District Court this... Read More

Mayor Island sold out

People thinking about a Christmas or new year holiday on Mayor Island are out of luck with all cabins and tent sites booked out there from Christmas until January... Read More

Blessed and ready for duty

Port of Tauranga's new pilot boat, Arataki, is blessed following her naming ceremony held early Tuesday in a cross cultural ceremony. Kaumatua Kihi Ngatai performs... Read More

Quiet time for coastguard

Towing a boatload of people back from Pane Pane Point and turning out to a report of a yacht capsized in Pilot Bay were the only emergency calls made to the Tauranga... Read More

Lucky escape from dangerous shark

A Whakatane marine scientist had a lucky escape when a grey reef shark turned on him when he tried to save the shark from being caught in a net. A grey reef shark... Read More

Tim’s rounding Mahia

Kayaker Tim Taylor is rounding Mahia peninsula after being forced ashore Wednesday by southwest gale force winds. Tim at Mahia. Friends gave him a night in a motel... Read More

Sydney win for Tauranga 49er

Peter Burling and Blair Tuke have won a convincing victory in the 49er class in the Sail Sydney Regatta, beating former world champs Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen. Peter... Read More

Herpes kills off oysters

A herpes virus is identified as the agent responsible for killing about half the young oysters at farms in the Eastern Bay of Plenty. The Ohiwa Oyster Farm was... Read More

Tim’s paddling again

Tauranga kayaker Tim Taylor is on the water again after bad weather south of Gisborne forced him ashore on Tuesday. The help message displayed by the Spot tracker... Read More

Tim’s mum: Help calls a glitch

Tauranga kayaker Tim Taylor is sitting on a beach south of Gisborne waiting out bad weather. His spot tracker began broadcasting help messages at 12.31pm on Tuesday... Read More