The rising number of abandoned and derelict boats in Tauranga Harbour is becoming a costly issue, with ratepayers often footing the bill for their disposal if... Read More

A Treaty lawyer says Friday's Supreme Court judgement on Māori coastal rights could set a precedent for more Māori customary rights claims over riverbeds. The... Read More

An 87-year-old Matua man is feeling happy after completing a chilly 33.3km Saturday row from Tauranga Harbour to Bowentown Boating and Sport Fishing Club one... Read More

Unsafe levels of a deadly biotoxin have been found in Bay of Plenty shellfish. New Zealand Food Safety has issued a public health warning advising people... Read More

When Cambridge resident Dylan Law took up a spontaneous invitation to go on a deep-sea fishing charter, he had no idea he would end up with the catch of... Read More

Feedback is being sought on proposals to secure the long-term sustainability of two key North Island rock lobster fisheries. Proposals for the Hauraki Gulf/Bay... Read More

A $10,000 grant will aid Rotorua's Bay of Plenty Trailer Yacht Squadron (BOPTYS) to build a new ramp retaining wall at Okawa Bay on Lake Rotoiti. The New... Read More

A group of undergraduate science students from America are participating in the University of Waikato's Marine Science for Conservation programme - a six-week... Read More

An 87-year-old Matua man is preparing for a special journey this weekend, rowing the length of Tauranga Harbour to honour the adventurous spirit of his late... Read More

'Don't go to the beach. Don't go surfing,” warned Eastern Region Lifesaving Manager Chaz Gibbons-Campbell this morning, as strong sea currents continue... Read More

A tsunami advisory remains in place for New Zealand after a massive earthquake Wednesday morning. The magnitude 8.8 quake struck off the coast of Kamchatka,... Read More

Coastal parts of New Zealand, including Tauranga, Whakatāne, Ōpōtiki, are under a beach and marine threat from the magnitude 8.8 Kamchatka earthquake,... Read More