Marine

Gearing up for big paddle

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

Boaties congratulated

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

Boaties pass safety test

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

No laughs at ‘For Sale’ joke

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

Feud erupts over $20,000 salvage

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

Starting summer on the right note

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

Boat destruction devastates owner

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

Paradise no more - boat destroyed

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

Tuhua opens up for summer

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

Crowds watch launch salvage

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

Boat beached after hitting rocks

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

Shellfish ban remains for BOP

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