'I've been winging for about four years, and I absolutely love it,” said Bay of Plenty's 69-year-old Simon McDonald. 'My family and I were in Fiji and... Read More

New Zealand's aquaculture industry is set for major expansion under a new government plan aiming to triple its revenue to $3 billion annually by 2035, Oceans... Read More

Twelve-year-old Kadyn Kanohi started doing manu dives in a mate's pool. Now he is doing 9.6m splashes wherever he can. The Mount Maunganui... Read More

At least four vessels ran aground between Tairua and Pāuanui recently due to a significant sandbar in the middle of the main harbour. The Waikato Regional... Read More

Fifteen boats were damaged in a fire at Tauranga Marina on Wednesday, with the cause yet to be determined. Four boats - a yacht and three launches - had to... Read More

Fire crews have extinguished an early morning blaze in Tauranga Marina. Four boats went up in flames at 1.20am. At the height of the response, five fire... Read More

The Aerocool Rescue Helicopter team has been conducting essential training exercises over water today, with plans to continue on Tuesday. The training took... Read More

A woman's swim in rough seas at a Pāpāmoa East beach 'could have easily ended in a fatality” if bystanders had not rushed to her rescue, lifeguards say. Eastern... Read More

Crabs, shrimps, lobsters, barnacles, slaters and other crustaceans are the stars of a new miniature exhibition presented by the Western Bay Museum, National... Read More

Fish of the Year is back for 2025, and organisers hope to attract 5,000 voters to raise awareness about New Zealand's unique and vulnerable fish species. Event... Read More

In late-2024, a submerged mystery in the Bay of Plenty's seabed resurfaced when a hydrographic survey uncovered a long-forgotten digger, still upright and undisturbed... Read More

The Farr 6000 trailer sailors are 'world famous” in New Zealand and Australia. And Katikati Boating Club literally have the biggest fleet in the 'world”... Read More