Marine

Gisborne rest for circum kayaker

Tauranga Kayaker Tim Taylor departs Gisborne on Tuesday; a day behind schedule on his circum kayak of New Zealand. 'I lost one day going round East Cape,”... Read More

Sven wins Sir Peter Blake regatta

Mount Maunganui boardsailor, 17 year old Sven Pedersen, got his 2010-11 season off to a flying start at the weekend by winning his division of the Sir Peter Blake... Read More

New pilot boat arrives

The Port of Tauranga's new $2 million pilot boat is alongside at the north end of the Maunganui wharf following the delivery voyage from Whanganui over the weekend. The... Read More

Narrow escape for boaties in dinghy

Two male boaties had a narrow escape from the pounding surf at Mount Maunganui on Saturday night. Tauranga Coastguard incident manager Barry Elshaw says police called... Read More

New pilot boat due

The Port of Tauranga's new pilot boat Arataki is expected to arrive for the first time at her new home port on Sunday evening. A team from the Port of Tauranga departed... Read More

Trans Tasman rower visits Bay

Tauranga residents gained an insight into an epic rowing crusade when Sean Quincey visited the region this week to talk about his trans Tasman adventure. Sean Quincey... Read More

Kestrel heads north

Tauranga's iconic Kestrel ferry is on its way to Auckland. It departed at about 6.30am on Tuesday after spending six years docked in Tauranga's CBD. The Kestrel... Read More

Heading for East Cape

Circum-New Zealand kayaker Tim Taylor is closing in on East Cape on the third day of his attempt to be the first person to kayak round New Zealand in one voyage.... Read More

Catching rays in the harbour

Orca sighted off The Strand and in Rangataua Bay early Tuesday are a bad sign for the stingray population of Tauranga harbour. Orca sighted in Whitianga at the weekend.... Read More

Sailing to Katikati

Trailer yachts and shoal draft multi-hulls are again invited to take part in the Sail to Katikati event. The date is December 11 for The Talisman Old Fox Event and... Read More

Young Sailor of the Year

Tauranga sailor Tom Saunders is the Yachting New Zealand Young Sailor of the year. Tom Saunders,centre, with Molly Meech and Sam Bullock Tom who won gold in the... Read More

Water speedsters targeted

Tauranga Harbour Master Jennifer Roberts says speeding boaties will be targeted during summer, warning they risk incurring a $200 fine for breaching the speed limit. Jennifer... Read More