A group of Coromandel friends have achieved a lifetime dream by catching a 96.7kg marlin off the coast of Whangamatā - and for at least one on board it... Read More

Māori sailors were among the first New Zealanders to see the world - long before organised colonisation, the Treaty of Waitangi, or even widespread European... Read More

Each spring, an extraordinary homecoming unfolds above Tauranga Harbour. After flying more than 12,000km non-stop from Alaska to New Zealand, bar-tailed godwits... Read More

The Riveria sailed into Tauranga Harbour this morning at 7am and is due to sail out at 3.15pm. Passengers were due to disembark from 8am, with many being... Read More

An operation continues on Sunday to locate a man who is unaccounted for following a water-related incident in Ōpōtiki. Police were called to the Waioeka... Read More

Dozens of stand-up paddleboarders have been pinged for not wearing a lifejacket in the Bay of Plenty region, with many thought to be unaware of the requirement. The... Read More

A Coromandel teen diver was left fizzing after an 'epic” up-close encounter with a pod of orca. Lexi Henderson came face-to-face with the majestic... Read More

One person is dead following a water-related incident at Hāhei Beach. Hato Hone St John said it was notified of an incident at the Coromandel beach at 3.23pm... Read More

A man has died after being pulled from the water at Pilot Bay Beach, Mount Maunganui, on Saturday morning. A police spokesperson said officers attended the... Read More

A yacht is lying on its side in the Te Puna Estuary, with the smell of oil and fuel in the water. Local woman Claire Rogers said she was kayaking through... Read More

An estimated 160,000 recreational boaties launch into the waters in and around Waikato each year. With numbers particularly high over summer time, the Waikato... Read More

Two cousins have been named as the men who died after reportedly being caught in a rip at a Northland beach. Johnathan Brian Webster, 54, of Dargaville,... Read More