06:54am Fri 22 Apr, 2022
Members of the public living on the shoreline from Tōrere through to Maketū are asked to report any sightings of a red tote tank, wooden oars and a yellow life... Read More
08:00pm Thu 21 Apr, 2022
Rules for daily limits on recreationally caught finfish will change to include species that previously had no limit, Oceans and Fisheries Minister David Parker... Read More
06:15pm Wed 20 Apr, 2022
The Police search for a fisherman overdue from Tōrere will resume on Thursday. Jason Kauta went out fishing on Sunday morning and has not been seen since. His... Read More
04:00pm Wed 20 Apr, 2022
Biosecurity New Zealand has placed legal controls over the western bays of Ahuahu Great Mercury Island in a bid to prevent the spread of an introduced pest... Read More
06:49am Wed 20 Apr, 2022
A Bay of Plenty fisherman who went missing on Saturday has still not yet been found. Jason Kauta went out fishing on Sunday morning and has not been seen... Read More
10:56am Tue 19 Apr, 2022
Coastguards and the New Zealand Air Force have resumed searching for a missing Bay of Plenty fisherman. Police were alerted at 4pm on Sunday that the man had... Read More
07:00pm Mon 18 Apr, 2022
Police are appealing for sightings of a number of items of interest in relation to the search for the missing fisherman in Torere. Police were advised at 4pm... Read More
10:30am Mon 18 Apr, 2022
A search has resumed on Sunday for a missing fisherman in Torere, near Opotiki. Police were advised at 4pm on Saturday that a person had failed to return from... Read More
11:59pm Sun 17 Apr, 2022
An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 has reportedly struck Vanuatu. The quake was reportedly at a depth of 200km and approximately 58km northeast of Norsup. There... Read More
07:45pm Sun 17 Apr, 2022
Emergency services have been called to an incident at the Port of Tauranga late on Sunday afternoon. Police report that emergency services were advised around... Read More
05:00pm Sat 16 Apr, 2022
Health warnings issued for Okawa Bay and Lake Rotoiti in December have now been lifted by the local Medical Officer of Health. Visual observations and satellite... Read More
04:00pm Sat 16 Apr, 2022
Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller has given verbal evidence to the Environment Select Committee this week following his petition presentation to Parliament over a year... Read More