Marine

Body located at Wyuna Bay, Coromandel

A body has been found in a bay near Coromandel on Saturday morning. Police were called at around 8.40am on Saturday following a report of a body located at Wyuna... Read More

Ōpōtiki council: split vote on coastguard building

Ōpōtiki District Council has refused to agree to the demolition and redevelopment of the local coastguard building. At a meeting this week, councillors voted... Read More

Tauranga‘s own medical aid ship ready to set sail

Three years after Tauranga-based M/V YWAM KOHA was originally donated to charity, the former cargo vessel is ready to embark on its first international aid mission... Read More

Impressive display by Mount surfer at world champs

Mount Maunganui's Tao Mouldey is amongst three remaining NZ surfers competing in the main field at the 2022 ISA Junior World Surfing Championship in El Salvador. The... Read More

Stricken yacht and jetty adrift in Katikati

A yacht and the jetty it was tied to are adrift in the Uretara Stream in Katikati, following a deluge of rain on Monday afternoon. "Debris, packing crates, plus... Read More

Port of Tauranga sponsors new rescue centre

Port of Tauranga is the new naming rights sponsor of the Port of Tauranga Rescue Centre which will serve as a hub for surf lifesaving operations in the eastern... Read More

Salmon death rates an animal welfare disaster

New Zealand King Salmon has revealed a 42 per cent mortality rate for salmon they farmed in warm water areas in their financial year ending January 31 2022. For... Read More

Fishers and boaties get check and clean reminder

It's a 'game' in which everyone's a winner - and Biosecurity New Zealand wants to thank all who played it, defeating invasive pests along the way. Stuart... Read More

Saunders jumps into contention at world champs

Tom Saunders had felt he wasn't far off clicking in the early stages of the ILCA 7 world championships and it all came together for him on day four in Mexico. Saunders... Read More

Rollout of cameras on fishing vessels to begin

The Government has today confirmed key details of the nationwide rollout of cameras on commercial fishing vessels. 'Up to 300 inshore fishing vessels will... Read More

Tauranga tsunami siren project left high and dry

The ongoing fight for tsunami sirens in Mount Maunganui and Pāpāmoa has been lost with funding being pulled. Tauranga City Council commissioners voted to decline... Read More

Govt investment boosts coastal shipping in NZ

New Zealand is a step closer to a more resilient, competitive, and sustainable coastal shipping sector following the selection of preferred suppliers for new and... Read More