Update, 2.43pm: There is no tsunami threat to New Zealand following a 7.1M earthquake that has struck southeast of Loyalty Islands at 1.51pm today, Saturday May... Read More

The Royal New Zealand Air Force's No. 5 Squadron has been recognised at the New Zealand Search and Rescue Awards for a doubly successful search and rescue flight... Read More

The discovery of a sunken launch at its mooring in Tauranga harbour has prompted Bay of Plenty Regional Council to remind boat owners to check their moorings. "With... Read More

Update 9.40pm The National Advisory issued following the magnitude 7.7 earthquake near southeast of Loyalty Islands at 2.57pm NZT on May 19 is cancelled. NEMA... Read More

It starts today at 6pm with stories - fishing stories, tall stories, stories of big fish that became huge fish and stories of fish that did and didn't get away. It's... Read More

Surf Life Saving New Zealand is delighted to announce the next intake of participants for the prestigious leadership development programme, bp Leaders for Life. Fifteen... Read More

A pāua poacher who was under a court ordered ban from fishing has been placed on 10 months home detention for pāua fishing repeatedly. Teotulo Tuala, 64, was... Read More

New Zealand Food Safety today issued an extension to the public health warning advising the public not to collect or consume shellfish harvested from the Western... Read More

A special gift marking the fifth anniversary of the passing of a Tauranga resident is helping a local wildlife trust rehabilitate birds found in critical condition... Read More

Health warnings issued for Lake Maraetai, Lake Rotorua, Ohau Channel, the upper Kaituna River and at Waitangi on the Kaituna River due to cyanobacteria - algal... Read More

Local surf life saving clubs at Pāpāmoa and Mount Maunganui are celebrating the 2022/2023 season with awards evenings for their coaches, lifeguards, patrols,... Read More

Search and Rescue organisations from around the country will gather in Mount Maunganui for the annual Surf Life Saving New Zealand Search and Rescue Summit. The... Read More