The Sustainable Oceans Society is receiving a Canon Environmental Grant of $5000 which will help them continue their great white shark study in the Tauranga... Read More

A search is resuming this morning for a missing kayaker in the Coromandel. Police were notified of two kayakers in the water in need of assistance of the... Read More

WARNING: Some people may find the below images distressing. View at your own discretion. Department of Conservation investigators say they're shocked and... Read More

Cory Hutchings will be surfing between coasts as he takes on a new role as lead sports advisor at Omanu Beach Surf Life Saving Club. The former... Read More

A Raglan commercial fisher has been fined $14,000 in the Hamilton District Court for illegally trawling in a restricted area. Warrick Lloyd Harris,... Read More

The National Emergency Management Agency has issued a National Advisory stating there is no tsunami threat to New Zealand following a 6.6M quake in the Kermadec... Read More

Young athletes participating in the Zespri AIMS Games are taking a brief respite from their intense sporting endeavours today to rally together for a display... Read More

The owners of Whakaari / White Island have had their charges dismissed. Peter, Andrew and James Buttle were individually charged as directors of Whakaari... Read More

New rules to protect flat oysters from the disease-causing parasite Bonamia ostreae are now in place and will apply to recreational fishers and boaties in some... Read More

The Department of Conservation is highlighting some key things to ensure a safe and happy whitebait season which runs from September 1 to October 30. DOC... Read More

The need for collaboration for Bay of Plenty aquaculture to succeed was a recuring theme at last week's Aquaculture Summit at Te Mānuka Tūtahi Marae in Whakatāne. Over... Read More

Rates increases, spending on the boat harbour and council building upgrades have all had a negative impact on residents' perceptions of Whakatāne District Council... Read More