Two surfers were treated to a friendly encounter with a pod of orca off Arataki beach on Sunday morning. Civil construction worker Andy Morris and his brother-in-law... Read More

An outdoor swimming pool in winter holds little attraction for most people, but for Quinn Boyle, it's where he is on fire. Boyle, brought up in Ōtamarākau,... Read More

Experts from the United States, Australia and Aotearoa are taking flight from Whakatāne to learn more about critically endangered leatherback turtles. Their... Read More

Expanding the Port of Tauranga to host larger ships is key to doubling New Zealand's export economy over the next decade, Finance Minister Nicola Willis says. Growing... Read More

The Department of Conservation has joined an international effort to protect endangered leatherback turtles. This week DOC researchers are in the sky over... Read More

Emergency services in Tauranga responded swiftly to a potential water rescue on Monday night, after reports of swimmers in distress off Fergusson Park in Matua. The... Read More

Five people were rescued from the water after two boats sank in Lake Rotoiti near Rotorua. A broken-down boat carrying three people began taking on water... Read More

New Zealand sits first on the event leaderboard with 31 points, winning two of four fleet races on the opening day of the Rolex Los Angeles Sail Grand Prix.... Read More

Protesters took to the sky in Whitianga to protest the Billfish Classic. A group of people pooled money and rented an aeroplane, flying over the start line... Read More

New Zealand's oldest surf lifesaving trophy has found a new home in the Bay of Plenty, after a dramatic national championship in Gisborne over the weekend. For... Read More

New Defence Force figures show more than half a million litres of diesel fuel aboard the Manawanui when it sank has not been taken off it. The survey ship... Read More

'I've been winging for about four years, and I absolutely love it,” said Bay of Plenty's 69-year-old Simon McDonald. 'My family and I were in Fiji and... Read More