Bay of Plenty Regional Council's Harbourmaster is expecting another busy summer and he's urging boaties to check their vessel and equipment before they hit the... Read More

New Zealand's first planting of hatchery grown seaweed in Coromandel waters could be the beginning of a new sector for the aquaculture industry. Over the last... Read More

Bay of Plenty has taken out third place in the final day of the National Scholastic Surfing Championship at Taranaki. Team captain Anna Brock from Mount Maunganui... Read More

The first cruise ship of the New Zealand summer season has docked in Tauranga harbour on Saturday morning, bringing many smiles to locals. The Majestic Princess... Read More

A commercial fishing company has been fined $12,500 and the skipper of its vessel ordered to do 40 hours community work, for fishing in a Marine Reserve. Pursuit... Read More

New measures announced by the Government will further manage the impacts of fishing on South Island Hector's dolphins. Hector's dolphins are nationally vulnerable... Read More

The health warnings for Lake Rotorua, Ohau Channel - the channel that links Lake Rotorua and Lake Rotoiti, and the Okere Arm of Lake Rotoiti have now been lifted... Read More

The New Zealand Maritime Museum is excited to announce the return - at long last - of the brigantine Breeze. Public sailings onboard this iconic vessel will... Read More

Kiwis love gathering seafood, but one expert is calling for more consideration of the impacts of our enthusiasm in the wake of a summer of devastation for Kaikōura's... Read More

Mount Maunganui surfer Tao Mouldey has finished the New Zealand Grom Series by claiming a win in the premier Under 18 Boys. Taranki surfer Natasha Gouldsbury... Read More

Specialised monitoring equipment has been installed in Bay of Plenty estuaries to understand whether our coastal wetlands can survive the threat of inevitable... Read More

The Majestic Princess Cruise ship is set to dock at the Port of Tauranga next Saturday, October 15 - and Mount-based souvenir shop owner Ian New couldn't be happier. The... Read More