Marine

Hydroplane racing nears

Preparations for the weekend's hydroplane racing on Tauranga harbour are underway with cranes lowering 751 seats on The Strand Reclamation car park on Thursday afternoon. These... Read More

Shark encounter at Rabbit Is

A close encounter with a four metre bronze whaler gives spear fisher Scott Adamson the best shark tale so far this summer. When Scott and his buddies returned to... Read More

Keep clear of Moko

Boaties, surfers, swimmers and all other people enjoying the water in the Eastern Bay of Plenty are being warned to keep away from Moko the dolphin. The dolphin... Read More

Boatie behaviour applauded

Boat owners using the Sulphur Point ramps are being commended for their behaviour over the busy summer period. 'There was good compliance with lifejackets, and... Read More

Bay sailors in cup top ten

Two Tauranga sailors are in the top ten rankings going in to Saturday's final day of racing in the Tauranga Cup, on Lyttleton Harbour. Trent Rippey, who is representing... Read More

Moko swims at whale

Moko the dolphin is today playing in the shallows at Whale Island off the Whakatane coast. Earlier this week he was at Omaio Bay east of Ohope, but left town on... Read More

Paddled Moko okay says DOC

Moko the bottlenosed dolphin doesn't appear any worse for wear after maybe having a paddle broken over him on Wednesday, say Department of Conservation staff. 'A... Read More

Pendragon at the bridge marina

Big red's in town - but not for long. The 21m Laurie Davidson design yacht arrived at the Tauranga Bridge Marina hard standing by road from Picton on Friday to... Read More

Possible Moko sighting in Bay

A report of a pushy bottlenose dolphin at Omaio Bay in the Eastern Bay of Plenty is suspected to be Moko, the dolphin from Gisborne. John Clarke and his wife Karina... Read More

Splash win for Bay sailor

Tauranga sailor Laura Hemingway has secured the women's division of the Splash Class World Sailing Championship sailed at Takapuna Beach. Laura, 18, representing... Read More

Mount mussels limit halved

The catch limit for mussels in the Mataitai Reserve at the base of Mauao/Mount Maunganui is reduced to 25 per person per day from Thursday, January 14. The previous... Read More

Tauranga sailor on top

Laura Hemingway won the women's division of the Splash Class World Championships because she says her competition weren't up to the conditions. 'A lot of the other... Read More