Marine

Safer Boating Week - tips for keeping safe

Come home safe. That's the message from the Safer Boating Forum partners, who want every recreational craft user to put steps in place to make sure they return... Read More

Emirates Team NZ wins America's Cup

Emirates Team New Zealand concluded a historic chapter, winning the Louis Vuitton 37th America's Cup after an epic final showdown in Barcelona against the Challenger... Read More

Pāpāmoa club breaks NZ records

Pāpāmoa Surf Life Saving Club had a remarkable weekend at the 2024 National Pool Rescue Championships in Auckland, breaking three national records and claiming... Read More

Eight facts about toxic shellfish poisoning

With warmer weather on the way, Kiwis all over the country will be heading to the beach to enjoy the sea's bounty. Before you go gathering shellfish, New... Read More

Waka ama paddlers rescued from Mokoia Island

Tuesday morning proved to be a busy one for Coastguard Rotorua Lakes volunteers, who successfully rescued two waka ama paddlers stranded on Mokoia Island. The... Read More

Co-ordinated response saves three kayakers

A dramatic rescue operation unfolded off the coast of Whangamatā on Saturday morning after three kayakers were blown off course near Donut Island (Whenuakura... Read More

Pāpāmoa surf life savers receive national awards

Pāpāmoa Surf Life Saving Club members Shaun Smith and Jo Miller received top honours at the 2024 Surf Life Saving New Zealand National Awards of Excellence,... Read More

New waka for Mataatua Sports Trust 

New Zealand Community Trust has awarded a grant of $20,521 to Mataatua Sports Trust for the purchase of a one-person and a six-person waka, aimed at increasing... Read More

Submissions open for three Whakatāne reserves

A values-led approach to management for three Whakatāne reserves has been set out in the draft revision of the Tapatoru ā Toi Conservation Management Plan,... Read More

Report into "catastrophic" collision released

A failure of both skippers to keep proper watch led to a "catastrophic" collision in the Bay of Islands which left one man with critical injuries and sank a... Read More

Dangerous area: Ship crewman seriously injured

Communication failures on a cargo ship offshore from Tauranga led three crew to be 'sent into a dangerous area” where one was hit by machinery and seriously... Read More

Waioeka River: missing person search continues

The search for a person missing after a vehicle crashed into a Bay of Plenty river on Friday morning is still ongoing. Police are also still searching for... Read More