By Victor Waters of RNZ Warning: This story includes content that may be distressing to some readers. A helicopter pilot, who was the first civilian to... Read More

The new Panepane Wharf on Matakana Island is officially open, providing a safer, more accessible connection between the island and the mainland. Around 60... Read More

Members of the public and Surf Life Saving New Zealand lifeguards worked together to save swimmers caught in dangerous rips at Mount Maunganui and Pāpāmoa... Read More

Maritime NZ has launched a bold new safety initiative with creative agency Federation, deploying a cheeky 'spokes-buoy” in harbours and bays across New... Read More

A body has been recovered from Lake Taupō. Police were called to the location near Wharewaka Point about 11.10am after someone saw a body in the... Read More

A Tauranga father says his family lost their 'happy place” after a beautiful Sunday afternoon on their boat turned into a traumatic memory that... Read More

Imagine you're on a boat lost at sea, too far from the coast for a VHF radio or mobile phone to work. Maybe you've got a personal locator beacon, but you... Read More

SunLive readers report that two yachts have grounded in Waikorire, also known as Pilot Bay, in Mount Maunganui on Tuesday afternoon. 'One yacht is near the... Read More

A cruise ship was forced to skip docking in Tauranga Harbour on Labour Day due to extreme winds. The Anthem of the Seas was seen off Mount Maunganui Main... Read More

With surf lifeguards returning to Mount Maunganui, Omanu, and Pāpāmoa beaches this Labour Weekend, beachgoers are being urged to follow some simple but potentially... Read More

Labour weekend marks the unofficial start of the summer boating season and Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Council is urging boaties to make sure everything... Read More

A Mount Maunganui business is aiming to use undersea drones to help protect seafloor cables from sabotage as well as other work. SYOS Aerospace has acquired... Read More