03:40pm Sat 12 Nov, 2022
A person has died after being located unresponsive in the water off Moturiki at Mount Maunganui on Saturday afternoon. Police say that emergency services responded... Read More
02:00pm Sat 12 Nov, 2022
Update, 2.14pm: The Aerocool Rescue Helicopter has landed at Mount Maunganui Main Beach, joining emergency services there following an incident at Moturiki. The... Read More
06:50am Sat 12 Nov, 2022
A 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck Tonga just before midnight local time, 211km from the capital Nuku'alofa. People in Tonga evacuated to higher ground after... Read More
10:19am Wed 09 Nov, 2022
Search and rescue teams are continuing to look for a kayaker who was reported missing in the Firth of Thames over the weekend. The man set out from Kaiaua... Read More
10:13am Tue 08 Nov, 2022
A fisherman who captured a video of a huge shark leapt out of the water on to the front of his boat, coming face to face with those on board, described it as 'a... Read More
06:27am Tue 08 Nov, 2022
A search for a missing kayaker in the Firth of Thames is expected to resume today. The man set out from Kaiaua around 3pm on Saturday with the intention of fishing... Read More
03:00pm Mon 07 Nov, 2022
Refuse being dumped into Tauranga's harbour is a growing problem in the eyes of resident Mark Fogerty. He says it's an "eye sore" and he has no problem... Read More
10:00am Sun 06 Nov, 2022
A search is under way for a kayaker missing in the Firth of Thames. Police say the kayaker set out from Kaiaua at around 3pm on Saturday, with the intention of... Read More
03:00pm Thu 03 Nov, 2022
Port of Tauranga's multi-million dollar rescue centre is now open. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern officially opened the centre this afternoon, which received... Read More
10:10am Thu 03 Nov, 2022
A failure to keep watch nearly had disastrous results on the ocean off the Bay of Plenty coast, says Martime New Zealand. Mike Te Pou was the Skipper of the near... Read More
06:00pm Tue 01 Nov, 2022
Fisheries New Zealand is inviting people to have their say on proposals to reopen the Kaikōura pāua fishery. Fisheries management acting director Allen Frazer... Read More
02:02pm Fri 28 Oct, 2022
A rāhui in place in on a Coromandel Beach following the beaching of a dead sperm whale has now been lifted. The 16-metre sperm whale beached at Matapaua Bay... Read More