Australia will be taking the 2025 International Surf Rescue Challenge title home after a fierce competition at Mount Main Beach. The final day of the three-day... Read More

The energy levels at Mount Maunganui beach were high, as well as the waves, on day one of the International Surf Rescue Challenge. A total... Read More

A rāhui in place at a Mount Maunganui beach following a man's death is expected to last for a week. Police and other emergency services were called to the... Read More

Unusually warm ocean surface temperatures around the North Island are signalling a muggy shift to the start of summer. Surface temperatures in some parts... Read More

A man has died after being pulled from the water at a Mount Maunganui beach this evening. Police and other emergency services were called to the beach about... Read More

The first major harbour built in New Zealand in decades has been completed and is now operational. The extensive work on Ōpōtiki Harbour started in 2018... Read More

A surge in afternoon rescues at Mount Maunganui on Saturday has prompted renewed safety warnings from Surf Lifesaving New Zealand, after shifting sandbanks,... Read More

Rescuers hacked through dense bush to reach an injured teen kayaker in the Bay of Plenty on Wednesday night, carrying him to safety up a steep track through... Read More

Police continue to appeal for information from the public in the search for missing Tauranga man Jaismon. Jaismon was last seen at around 10pm in Otumoetai... Read More

Fishery officers will be stepping up pressure on recreational fishers who break rules for set nets during summer. Most recreational fishers follow the rules... Read More

After more than two decades of faithfully recording wave and sea conditions in the Bay of Plenty, the Pukehina Wave Buoy is being retired at the end of this... Read More

It's time to cast your line for a great cause - and maybe reel in a big win - as Coastguard Tauranga hosts its annual fishing competition this weekend. With... Read More