Warmer sea temperatures and a changing climate could be what is causing more ocean-borne bites, stings and rashes, a marine scientist says. Ocean swimmers across... Read More

A plan for long-term repair is currently in the works following damage to Thames/Coromandel coastline. The underwater volcano eruption and accompanying tsunami... Read More

A great white shark fishing story is the kind of tale readily re-told, blow-by-blow, again and again. The foreboding. The sudden realisation of what's happening.... Read More

Northland residents are querying why there wasn't an Emergency Mobile Alert sent out by the National Emergency Management Agency on Saturday night. A tsunami... Read More

Access to Moturiki, often known as Leisure Island, has been closed on Sunday afternoon due to significant sea swells and the high incoming tide. "This closure... Read More

MetService meteorologists advise that the risk of heavy rain has diminished as Cyclone Cody looks to track east of New Zealand. However, the risk of severe gales... Read More

A tsunami surge hit Tutukaka Marina in Northland about 9.30pm on Saturday, causing a number of boats to sink and several others to break free from their mornings... Read More

Mauao base track will be closed today. Tauranga City Council released a statement on Sunday morning to say the Mauao base track is now closed as a precaution,... Read More

NZ science experts say that there will probably be ash fallout from the volcanic eruption in Tonga which will impact on locals, and there could be more eruptions... Read More

9.45am update: New Zealand's National Emergency Management Agency - NEMA has extended the warning to stay off NZ beaches and shore areas to also include the west... Read More

A pressure surge from the latest eruption of the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai volcano in Tonga has been observed by New Zealand weather stations across the country... Read More

Bay of Plenty Regional Council are reminding boaties to adhere to the five knot rule amid a rise in the number of new boat and jet ski users in the region this... Read More