Marine

ACT calls for scrapping marine fuel road tax

The ACT Party has called for road taxes to be scrapped from recreational boat-users marine fuel, with Transport spokesperson Simon Court launching a petition this... Read More

Fish & Game issue poaching warning

Fish & Game insists it's better and much cheaper to get a trout fishing or game bird hunting licence than ending up in court and paying a hefty fine. A local... Read More

YWAM Koha returns to Tauranga

Tauranga's medical mission ship MV YWAM Koha returns to Tauranga harbour on Saturday following a successful tour of New Zealand. 'It should pull into channel... Read More

Home detention for selling illegal crayfish

A man who sold 97 illegally harvested crayfish on the black-market has been sentenced four months and two weeks home detention. Quentin Teremoana Hawkins, 46,... Read More

Refuelling vessel to berth in Tauranga

Tauranga's seaport is the new home of a ship-refuelling vessel that will play a significant role in refuelling large vessels operating in the Bay of Plenty... Read More

Warning issued following great white shark killing

Conservationists are 'saddened” by what they suggest appears to be the taking of meat from a great white shark in Tauranga. The head and remaining... Read More

New Motiti Protection area date confirmed

A start date for the new Motiti Protection Area rules has been confirmed at Bay of Plenty Regional Councils Strategy and Policy meeting today. From August 11... Read More

New requirements for vessels heading overseas

Yachting New Zealand have been working with Maritime New Zealand to clarify the process skippers must undertake to best prepare their vessels before heading overseas. Under... Read More

Fisherman lands a marlin the size of his boat

While most fishermen talk about the one that got away, Les Kerbel is still talking about the marlin, which was about the side of his boat that he landed. The... Read More

Swimmer comes face-to-face with orca pod

A regular swim with some friends became 'a dream come true” for ocean swimmer Steve Morris, when he came face-to-face with a pod of orca. Steve, who... Read More

Scheme to monitor ocean acidity

A joint NIWA and Department of Conservation project is extending New Zealand's ocean acidification monitoring network to include marine reserves. The network... Read More

Happy yachties enjoy fast race to Tauranga

A brisk headwind NE breeze of 19-25kts and a lumpy seaway faced competitors as they crossed the Hauraki Gulf in the Farmer Autovillage Auckland to Tauranga... Read More