05:00pm Fri 17 Mar, 2023
A boat which was "in distress" near Tauranga in the early hours of this morning may have sunk. The two on board were rescued, but local Coastguard manager Dane... Read More
12:00pm Wed 15 Mar, 2023
One of Whakatāne District's best white water rafting spots has become much more accessible, thanks to the energy company that manages one of the hydro-electric... Read More
08:00am Tue 14 Mar, 2023
There's been a weekend of winners for water sport clubs in Tauranga. Mount Maunganui's Bay Boardriders Club surfed to victory at the Hurley New Zealand Boardrider... Read More
10:00am Sat 11 Mar, 2023
New Zealand's top boardrider clubs will battle it out this weekend at the Hurley New Zealand Boardrider Club Championships presented by Volkswagen. The winning... Read More
06:50am Sat 11 Mar, 2023
Emergency services still have not found the source of a distress signal, after a mayday call was sent by a vessel off the Bay of Plenty coast on Friday night. Police... Read More
10:10am Thu 09 Mar, 2023
As an island country with more than 15,000km of coastline, the ocean plays a special role in the lives of all New Zealanders. It provides recreation, employment... Read More
07:00pm Wed 08 Mar, 2023
Waikato Regional Council is backing New Zealand's first proposed area-based fisheries plan. The council's submission on Fisheries New Zealand's Draft Hauraki... Read More
04:00pm Wed 08 Mar, 2023
Five people pulled from two near drowning incidents at Mount Maunganui have bystanders to thank for saving their lives on Tuesday evening. Local surfer and Mount... Read More
03:00pm Tue 07 Mar, 2023
One person has been flown to hospital following a water incident at Waihī Beach. 'We were notified at 12.53pm that two people had been pulled from the water... Read More
11:45am Tue 07 Mar, 2023
As summer officially comes to an end, officials are counting another devastating summer drowning toll across New Zealand. Water Safety NZ data shows there have... Read More
10:13am Tue 07 Mar, 2023
Surf lifeguards experienced a full weekend with a large number of rescues and assists over the weekend. A number of people had to be taken to hospital after being... Read More
06:50am Sun 05 Mar, 2023
From saving 7000 plastic bottles going to landfill to cleaning up millions of micro plastics from local beaches - the volunteers of Sustainable Waihī Beach... Read More