A tipped barge at Tauranga's Bridge Marina could take some time to salvage, says council. About 2.15 pm on Monday, Bay of Plenty Regional staff were notified... Read More

Approximately 10L of diesel has been released into the harbour after a barge capsized at the Tauranga Bridge Marina. In a statement sent by a Bay of Plenty... Read More

A PhD student researching shark hearing has discovered that rig sharks produce clicking sounds, marking the first documented case of a shark making noise. Carolin... Read More

Fisheries offences will be subject to a broader range of penalties to ensure the punishment fits the crime under regulatory changes that come into effect on... Read More

A record 123 crews from across New Zealand and Australia will battle it out at Waipu Cove during the BP New Zealand IRB Championships from March 28 to 30. The... Read More

A new $2.1 million wharf is being built at Panepane Point, on the southeastern tip of Matakana Island. The new structure, including two jetties and a pontoon,... Read More

Six Bay of Plenty school teams are set to compete in this week's New Zealand School Surfing Festival at Maukatia-Māori Bay, in Muriwai, Auckland. Running... Read More

Two surfers were treated to a friendly encounter with a pod of orca off Arataki beach on Sunday morning. Civil construction worker Andy Morris and his brother-in-law... Read More

An outdoor swimming pool in winter holds little attraction for most people, but for Quinn Boyle, it's where he is on fire. Boyle, brought up in Ōtamarākau,... Read More

Experts from the United States, Australia and Aotearoa are taking flight from Whakatāne to learn more about critically endangered leatherback turtles. Their... Read More

Expanding the Port of Tauranga to host larger ships is key to doubling New Zealand's export economy over the next decade, Finance Minister Nicola Willis says. Growing... Read More

The Department of Conservation has joined an international effort to protect endangered leatherback turtles. This week DOC researchers are in the sky over... Read More