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

Four people from the Bay of Plenty have drowned in the first six months of 2025. That is already more than the three preventable drownings in the Bay of Plenty... Read More

Poor welding led to a cargo ship's rudder breaking off as the vessel left Tauranga Harbour, an investigation has found. Only the swift actions of the crew... Read More

A poacher found with 619 pāua he intended to sell has been sent to prison for two years and six months. Ruteru Sufia, 63, was sentenced in the Porirua District... Read More

Oliver Puchner has become the first New Zealander to win an individual medal at the U23 canoe slalom world championships, claiming silver in France. The 22-year-old... Read More