Marine

DOC joins endangered turtle fight

The Department of Conservation has joined an international effort to protect endangered leatherback turtles. This week DOC researchers are in the sky over... Read More

Tauranga emergency services go on wild goose chase

Emergency services in Tauranga responded swiftly to a potential water rescue on Monday night, after reports of swimmers in distress off Fergusson Park in Matua. The... Read More

Five rescued after two boats sink in Lake Rotoiti

Five people were rescued from the water after two boats sank in Lake Rotoiti near Rotorua. A broken-down boat carrying three people began taking on water... Read More

Blistering Black Foils: NZ is top of leaderboard

New Zealand sits first on the event leaderboard with 31 points, winning two of four fleet races on the opening day of the Rolex Los Angeles Sail Grand Prix.... Read More

Aerial protest targets fishing tournament

Protesters took to the sky in Whitianga to protest the Billfish Classic. A group of people pooled money and rented an aeroplane, flying over the start line... Read More

Omanu Surf Lifesaving Club claim national champs

New Zealand's oldest surf lifesaving trophy has found a new home in the Bay of Plenty, after a dramatic national championship in Gisborne over the weekend. For... Read More

Diesel fuel aboard Manawanui still unaccounted

New Defence Force figures show more than half a million litres of diesel fuel aboard the Manawanui when it sank has not been taken off it. The survey ship... Read More

Sixty-nine-year-old with winging "addiction"

'I've been winging for about four years, and I absolutely love it,” said Bay of Plenty's 69-year-old Simon McDonald. 'My family and I were in Fiji and... Read More

Government unveils aquaculture boosting plans

New Zealand's aquaculture industry is set for major expansion under a new government plan aiming to triple its revenue to $3 billion annually by 2035, Oceans... Read More

Young manu talent makes waves at manu champs

Twelve-year-old Kadyn Kanohi started doing manu dives in a mate's pool. Now he is doing 9.6m splashes wherever he can. The Mount Maunganui... Read More

Vessels run aground in Coromandel

At least four vessels ran aground between Tairua and Pāuanui recently due to a significant sandbar in the middle of the main harbour. The Waikato Regional... Read More

Tauranga Marina fire damages 15 boats

Fifteen boats were damaged in a fire at Tauranga Marina on Wednesday, with the cause yet to be determined. Four boats - a yacht and three launches - had to... Read More