Marine

Crustacean celebrities on display

Crabs, shrimps, lobsters, barnacles, slaters and other crustaceans are the stars of a new miniature exhibition presented by the Western Bay Museum, National... Read More

Fish of the Year 2025: cast your vote

Fish of the Year is back for 2025, and organisers hope to attract 5,000 voters to raise awareness about New Zealand's unique and vulnerable fish species. Event... Read More

Diver recalls mystery digger discovery

In late-2024, a submerged mystery in the Bay of Plenty's seabed resurfaced when a hydrographic survey uncovered a long-forgotten digger, still upright and undisturbed... Read More

‘World’ sailing event in Katikati

The Farr 6000 trailer sailors are 'world famous” in New Zealand and Australia. And Katikati Boating Club literally have the biggest fleet in the 'world”... Read More

Rotorua student going to subantarctic islands

A Rotorua Girls' High School student is going on a 'once in a lifetime opportunity” to the subantarctic islands on an expedition voyage. Zoe Parker,... Read More

Three-peat wins at 2025 Billabong Grom Series

Three and repeat wins make for exciting conclusion to 2025 Billabong Grom Series Presented by Oceanbridge. The best young surfers in New Zealand had to... Read More

Waddle the Mount for a good cause!

A new family fun day in Mount Maunganui is aimed at raising awareness of one of New Zealand's most at risk species that nests at the base of Mauao. The inaugural... Read More

Tauranga seapods boost marine life

Described as first of its kind for New Zealand, newly installed seapods are designed to help encourage new marine life within Tauranga Harbour. Monitored... Read More

NZ film highlights ocean conservation success

The Ocean Film Festival World Tour returns in 2025, celebrating 12 years of inspiring stories that promote ocean conservation. This global event, spanning... Read More

Greg Rieger returns to officiate Oceans Festival

For the 24th time in 25 years, Mount Maunganui surf lifesaving official Greg Rieger is preparing to officiate at this year's Oceans Festival. New Zealand's... Read More

Boat sinks, refloated in Ōmokoroa

A boat that sank in the Ōmokoroa channel on Saturday has been successfully refloated with no environmental impact, the Tauranga harbourmaster said. 'We went... Read More

Māui dolphin survey launches to aid conservation

A new survey to estimate the Māui dolphin population is set to launch next week, with the Department of Conservation (DOC) leading efforts to safeguard this... Read More