People with water-only access to their homes are being asked to take as few trips as possible during current level four lockdown restrictions. Officials from... Read More

Mixed messages from Government departments is causing confusion among whitebaiters about whether they are allowed to fish. Department of Conservation media and... Read More

New research shows the potential for a booming seaweed sector in New Zealand is tied up in red tape and resource consents. The report from the Sustainable Seas... Read More

Coromandel's Eastern Peninsula community is outraged commercial fishing boats, donning pirate flags, are harvesting scallops in a rāhui zone. They... Read More

Crew from Tauranga Coastguard were called out yesterday to assist a vessel that was taking on water. 'A pump helped drain most of the water from the vessel, it... Read More

At the Tauranga Sport Fishing Club it will be a family affair as the club celebrates the year's fishing season this afternoon with prizegiving, an evening of watching... Read More

A labourer and fisherman have been fined more than $4000, and their vessel forfeited, for their part in operating a vessel in a manner which caused unnecessary... Read More

The Motiti Protection Area is now in place, meaning people can no longer take any kind of marine life from the three offshore reef areas surrounding Motiti Island. Regional... Read More

A Covid-19 scare at the Port of Tauranga has caused an 'unsettling, stressful and frustrating situation for workers”. A concerned port worker contacted... Read More

A number of properties believed to be linked to a major black market crayfish ring have been targeted by MPI fishery officers. About 80 officers searched eight... Read More

Investigations are underway after a fishing boat and container ship reportedly collided in the Bay of Plenty. The New Zealand-registered fishing vessel the ‘Commission'... Read More

Peter Burling and Blair Tuke will on Monday pull on the leader's yellow bibs for the first time at these Tokyo Olympics and it has come at just the right time. The... Read More