Marine

Tga muso misses the boat

Tauranga musician Regan Boocock's weekend gigs stopped him getting aboard Paul Van Rensburg's yacht, Tafadzwa - now missing between Tauranga and Gisborne since Friday.... Read More

Air Force search for yachtie

Missing yachtie Paul JanseVan Rensburg is an experienced ocean sailor who sailed his 11 metre sloop Tafadzwa from South Africa to New Zealand in 2006. Paul, 40,... Read More

Second plane joins search

A second search plane has joined a Royal New Zealand Airforce P3 Orion in the search for a yachtie missing off the East Coast. They are looking for the Tafadzwa,... Read More

Yacht last seen in Tauranga

A search has been launched for a yacht that left Tauranga on Friday and has not yet arrived Gisborne. The 11 metre yacht, Tafadzwa, set sail on Friday, and the... Read More

Not a traditional waka

The voyaging waka berthed at the bridge marina pontoons this weekend is a 21st century waka with fibre glass hulls, solar panels, electric motors and a Swedish Captain. The... Read More

Boatshow hype begins

It is boat show season, with two Auckland shows competing for customers. Up this weekend is The Auckland International Boat Show at the Viaduct Harbour. The Hutchwilco... Read More

Not many fish for One Base

While offshore gales forced an early closure for the four day Tauranga Game Fishing Club One Base competition on Saturday, club manager Grant Holley says the competitors... Read More

Early finish for One Base

The 2010 Tauranga Game Fishing Club's One Base fishing contest is over due to bad weather forcing cancellation of the tournament's fourth day. Club manager Grant... Read More

Fish starting to bite

The heaviest snapper to be weighed in at the Tauranga Game Fishing Club's One Base fishing contest so far is a 12.04kg fish caught at Cape Runaway on the first day... Read More

Slow start to One Base

Twelve kingfish, a snapper and a marlin have made it to the scales from the first day of the Tauranga Game Fishing Club's One Base competition. The four day contest... Read More

Four days of sun, sea and rum

About 500 fishers set their lures a trailing in the Bay of Plenty waters early Wednesday morning as the four-day Tauranga Game Fishing Club's One-Base competition... Read More

Signs can t stop paua haul

A 39 year old Welcome Bay man will undertake 200 hours of community service as sentence for catching 98 undersized paua, despite walking past signs detailing catch... Read More