Two MPs in Tauranga are calling for the Auditor-General to investigate the sale of the city's marine precinct, which one believes is a 'really bad deal for Tauranga”. Tauranga... Read More

Members of the public are being warned not to collect or consume shellfish gathered from an area of the Bay of Plenty due to the presence of paralytic shellfish... Read More

Tauranga City Council Mayor Mahé Drysdale has moved to reassure ratepayers that concerns expressed by a number of parties relating to recent property... Read More

Police have arrested a man after several boats were interfered with at Taupō marina this morning, prompting an appeal to boaties to contact Police if their... Read More

With summer on the doorstep, Tauranga Volunteer Coastguard is preparing for its busiest time for saving lives at sea and helping watercraft operators in peril. But... Read More

People are no longer able to take kuku/mussels from a 0.1 sq km area of Ōhiwa Harbour in Eastern Bay of Plenty. A two-year ban on taking the shellfish came... Read More

Harbour and river bar crossings are some of the most dangerous for Kiwi boaties with Coastguard volunteers attending multiple incidents, including fatalities,... Read More

Our dedicated volunteer lifeguards are back on duty for another action-packed season, just in time for what could be a sizzling summer. According to NIWA,... Read More

Tauranga's long-time paddlers Karen Moses and Eve Tregerthan found success at the recent world championships. The pair from Tauranga Moana Outrigger Canoe... Read More

A group of residents say jetskiers on Ōhiwa Harbour will be a risk to safety, a menace to wildlife and a bad fit for the culture of the Eastern Bay of... Read More

A Tairua fisherman has criticised Coromandel MP Scott Simpson for supporting legislation that will result in new marine protection areas in the Hauraki Gulf,... Read More

Fish & Game is welcoming a new charter to improve access to public conservation land for fishing and hunting. Minister for Hunting and Fishing Todd McClay... Read More