Marine

Lake Rotoehu homeowners face flooded homes

Rotoehu homeowner Joan Blair has gone from living her dream to her worst nightmare. She is among those in the small lakeside community near Rotorua with water... Read More

Cadets to sail in pitch black on Tauranga waters

Darkness will surround more than 40 Navy cadets based around the North Island as they set sail at dawn this weekend to take part in a series of nighttime navigation... Read More

Plea for info on missing great white shark tag

Shark scientist Riley Elliott is calling on the public to help find a missing shark tag. In a post on Facebook, Riley says the tag appears to have floated ashore... Read More

Rena film to feature on TV3’s The Project tonight

The film telling the story of the 2011 Rena grounding and the massive community involvement in cleaning up the beach following the resulting oil disaster is the... Read More

New maps reveal places at risk from flooding

New maps from NIWA and the Deep South National Science Challenge show areas across New Zealand that could be inundated by extreme coastal flooding. They show... Read More

Worst year for drowning in a decade

Water Safety NZ have released the 2022 Annual Drowning Report which shows a record 94 people lost their lives to drowning in Aotearoa last year. This number of... Read More

New clam species found in Waikato River

Biosecurity New Zealand and mana whenua for the Waikato River are urging people who work and play in and around the river to keep a lookout for a new-to-New... Read More

Strong team named for Olympic test event

Twelve sailors will represent New Zealand in nine of the 10 Olympic classes at July's Olympic test event in Marseille, just over a year out from the Paris... Read More

New pilot launch for Tauranga

Port of Tauranga has a new pilot launch, and it is aptly named after Tauranga's late pilot and tug master Troy Evans. The new, bright yellow pilot launch was... Read More

YWAM Koha safely arrives in Fiji

After an uneventful sail, the MV YWAM KOHA has arrived in Suva, Fiji. 'The ship is now at anchor as the crew prepares for welcoming ceremonies this week,”... Read More

Repeat offender angler pleads guilty

A repeat offender dealt with by Fish & Game was ordered to pay fines and costs totalling $3530 in the Timaru District Court for multiple sports fishing offences... Read More

Boaties asked to help stop exotic seaweed spread

A small clump of suspected Caulerpa brachypus spotted on a New Zealand beach is prompting Biosaecutiy New Zealand to issue a warning to boaties and fishers. That... Read More