05:00pm Wed 23 Apr, 2025
The departure of the Royal Princess on Tuesday, April 15, marked the end of the main cruise ship season for Tauranga this year. Prior to leaving, Tauranga's... Read More
06:30am Wed 23 Apr, 2025
A man has escaped a large fire without injury which saw him abandon his boat and get rescued by fishermen off the coast of the Coromandel. Waikato Regional... Read More
03:00pm Mon 21 Apr, 2025
The Government is considering next steps on developing an emergency ocean response capability and has contracted ocean-going tugboat ‘MMA Vision' to provide... Read More
02:00pm Mon 21 Apr, 2025
Work is underway to replace the decades-old jetty at Uretara Landing Reserve in Katikati with a new structure nearly four times its size. Western Bay of Plenty... Read More
01:00pm Mon 21 Apr, 2025
GNS Scientists monitoring the gradual increase in volcanic activity at Whakaari/White Island have raised the Volcanic Alert Level to Level 3 while the Aviation... Read More
06:50am Mon 21 Apr, 2025
The man who went missing on Saturday in water near Wairere Falls, northeast of Matamata, has been found deceased. Police, search and rescue staff located... Read More
02:00pm Sun 20 Apr, 2025
The Wairere Falls Track in the Kaimai Mamaku Conservation Park remains closed today as the search continues for a man who went missing in the river near the... Read More
08:00pm Wed 16 Apr, 2025
A windsurfer has been rescued by Coastguard Tauranga volunteers on Tauranga harbour this evening, while boaties are being urged to avoid heading out on the water. "At... Read More
08:00pm Mon 14 Apr, 2025
Sunshine, splashes, and a sea of yellow ducklings drew a record-breaking crowd to the Tauranga waterfront on Sunday for the 2025 Great Tauranga Duck Race —... Read More
08:00am Mon 14 Apr, 2025
After years of decline, the tide is turning for Ōhiwa Harbour's mussel population, thanks to a mātauranga Māori-led restoration. The project from Te... Read More
11:00am Sat 12 Apr, 2025
A judge has dismissed an injunction halting the controversial sale of Tauranga's Marine Precinct. Justice Peter Andrew's decision, released on Friday, said... Read More
07:00am Thu 10 Apr, 2025
One of the most influential members of the Comancheros gang has been charged this week with allegedly importing 200kg of drugs removed by force from the Port... Read More