03:10pm Wed 05 Jan, 2022
UPDATE 5.05pm: St John ambulance confirms that three patients are in a critical condition following a water incident at Tairua bar today. Two of those in a... Read More
11:45am Tue 04 Jan, 2022
The Department of Conservation is concerned that a sudden increase in poaching from the Hikurangi Marine Reserve could devastate the local paua population, and... Read More
07:00am Sun 02 Jan, 2022
No one really knows how much waste, particularly plastic pollution, pours into the Tauranga harbour by stormwater. This should soon change, thanks to the Rotary... Read More
03:01pm Sat 01 Jan, 2022
Summer is here, with hundreds of thousands of Kiwis excited to get out on the water and enjoy the holidays. However, before you push off from the boat ramp,... Read More
11:11am Fri 31 Dec, 2021
Well, 2021 certainly has been a year to remember. Covid has dominated headlines for the majority of the year from the first Delta case to lockdowns, traffic light... Read More
05:00pm Wed 29 Dec, 2021
Biosecurity New Zealand is asking boaties planning a voyage to Aotea Great Barrier Island this summer to be aware there are restrictions in place affecting... Read More
10:11am Wed 29 Dec, 2021
Fun in the sun is how most people picture their summer, but New Zealanders are being urged to see sense when it comes to water. December has one of the worst... Read More
07:00am Tue 28 Dec, 2021
Three sharks, two great whites and a baby hammerhead, have been found dead on Bowentown Beach. MPI says one of the sharks was found in a legally set net. One... Read More
05:00pm Mon 27 Dec, 2021
Wild mussels are making a comeback in the Marlborough Sounds. While farmed mussels are booming, the wild population has experienced a big decline. Now local... Read More
07:01am Sun 26 Dec, 2021
"Today's rules to protect tomorrow's catch" is the the message from Fisheries New Zealand as it kicks off a summer campaign to encourage fishers to know... Read More
07:30pm Sat 25 Dec, 2021
The boat belonging to a fisherman who has been reported missing near Whangapoua has been located. At 2pm, Christmas Day, a private vessel came across the missing... Read More
11:14am Fri 24 Dec, 2021
A health warning has been issued for Okawa Bay at the western end of Lake Rotoiti. The health warning is based on water test results and visual observations provided... Read More