09:00am Mon 25 Oct, 2010
In his final preparations for a record-setting attempt to paddle solo around New Zealand, Tauranga kayaker Tim Taylor is finding out the sport can involve a lot... Read More
09:32am Sun 24 Oct, 2010
Tauranga Volunteer Coastguard is congratulating local boaties for a relatively incident free weekend so far. 'There were about a thousand boats out there yesterday... Read More
12:14pm Sat 23 Oct, 2010
Tauranga Coast Guard operations manager, Simon Barker, says the majority of boaties checked during Saturday's ‘ramp day' passed the boat safety test. Volunteer... Read More
08:50am Sat 23 Oct, 2010
The owner of the boat that became beached at Mount Maunganui wasn't laughing when he discovered someone had placed a for sale sign on his boat. He discovered the... Read More
02:58pm Fri 22 Oct, 2010
A feud has erupted over who is paying for the salvage of a boat that became beached in Mount Maunganui.Bay of Plenty regional harbour master Carl Magazinovic says... Read More
11:31am Fri 22 Oct, 2010
Police, Tauranga Coastguard, Bay of Plenty Regional Council staff and volunteer harbour wardens are going to be at three of the region's boat ramps this Saturday... Read More
09:56am Fri 22 Oct, 2010
Darryl Hodson says it was devastating watching his 53 foot launch torn to pieces as a salvage team hauled it from the water in Mount Maunganui on Thursday afternoon. Darryl... Read More
04:50pm Thu 21 Oct, 2010
The boat that was beached on Tuesday night at Mount Maunganui Main Beach is now destroyed and in pieces after dozers and diggers dragged it ashore on Thursday afternoon.... Read More
03:53pm Thu 21 Oct, 2010
The Department of Conservation message for people planning on spending time at Mayor Island this Labour Weekend is to ‘bring yourselves but leave the pets... Read More
02:56pm Wed 20 Oct, 2010
Crowds gathered on Wednesday afternoon to watch a salvage team haul out a 57 foot launch beached in Mount Maunganui. Crowds watching a salvage team haul a large... Read More
09:24am Wed 20 Oct, 2010
A 57 foot launch is beached off Mount Maunganui after it hit rocks on Tuesday night.Tauranga Coastguard operations manager Simon Barker says they received a distress... Read More
08:31am Wed 20 Oct, 2010
The December 2009 health warning advising against the collection and consumption of shellfish along part of the Coromandel and Bay of Plenty coastline remains in... Read More