Marine

Upper harbour ramps scarce

For upper harbour boaties the dredging of Tanners Point boat ramp this week emphasises the scarcity of upper harbour ramps. The sand build up around the ramp is... Read More

Barge works on water

A new neighbour moved onto The Strand reclamation on Tuesday. In recent months the jack-up barge has provided a work platform for the harbour link project. 'It... Read More

Fickle winter winds

Fickle winter weather provided a challenge for yachties on Tauranga Harbour. Tauranga Yacht and Powerboat Club centreboard divisions gave up on the lack of wind... Read More

Fishing line saves family

The French navy ship La Glorieuse was expected in Auckland this morning with a family of rescued yachties on board. They were taken off the yacht, Carenza, after... Read More

Fishing line family returned home

An Auckland family rescued from their dismasted yacht north of New Zealand arrived back in the city today on board a French Navy patrol craft. Charles Bradfield,... Read More

Pilot Bay seafood contaminated

Catching fish from Salisbury wharf will be for sport only this week. Sewage entered the water near the wharf on Tuesday after a contractor damaged a sewer main on... Read More

New home for propeller

One item that isn't going to be packed for the RSA's move along Cameron Road to Greerton is the Taioma's propeller. ... Read More

Harbour rescue drama

A man trying to salvage a drifting dinghy required rescue after he fell into the water and drifted down the harbour yesterday. By the time he was pulled out of... Read More

Tauranga team on track

Tauranga sailor Peter Burling (Tauranga Yacht & Powerboat Club) and Blair Tuke (Kerikeri Cruising Club) finished 16th of 50 boats in the Keiler Woche Regatta in... Read More

Kayakers beware:

A council is trying to force paddlers to dress like party clowns, as an answer to inept observational skills and shoddy boat handling of powerboaters. And it... Read More

Diver unbent

A Tauranga diver taken to the Devonport Hospital's hyperbaric unit with the bends last Friday night, has been returned home. The diver complained of difficulties... Read More

Log ship arrested

The log ship TPC Tauranga has been detained at the Port of Tauranga for a month while the overseas-based owners and charterers are in a dispute. The ship arrived... Read More