Marine

Wild weather: Cruise ship skips Tauranga stop

A cruise ship was forced to skip docking in Tauranga Harbour on Labour Day due to extreme winds. The Anthem of the Seas was seen off Mount Maunganui Main... Read More

Surf lifeguards gear up for summer

With surf lifeguards returning to Mount Maunganui, Omanu, and Pāpāmoa beaches this Labour Weekend, beachgoers are being urged to follow some simple but potentially... Read More

Boaties urged to check gear and follow rules

Labour weekend marks the unofficial start of the summer boating season and Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Council is urging boaties to make sure everything... Read More

Mount company to deploy undersea drones

A Mount Maunganui business is aiming to use undersea drones to help protect seafloor cables from sabotage as well as other work. SYOS Aerospace has acquired... Read More

Boat owners warn Whakatāne berths becoming unsafe

A Whakatāne boat owner has suffered $30,000 worth of damage to his boat because of silt build-up around council berths. A recent extra low tide revealed... Read More

Rena responders still carry emotional scars: Study

New research highlights the need to integrate mental health support into all phases of oil spill response training for wildlife responders, after an exploration... Read More

Two rescued after abandoning burning boat

Two people have been rescued from their life raft on Friday after abandoning a vessel on fire at sea in the eastern Bay of Plenty. Maritime NZ's Rescue Co-ordination... Read More

The never-ending tide of tyres in Tauranga harbour

Sea Cleaners has removed nearly 21 million litres of rubbish from New Zealand's waterways since 2002 — and now the national not-for-profit is making waves... Read More

'Heroic' 10-year-old saves drowning toddler

'She was seconds away. She was grey as concrete.” This is how Kayla Saia described the 3-year-old girl her daughter rescued from the bottom of a Mount... Read More

Will home loan rates drop this week?

The Reserve Bank could cut the Official Cash Rate by 50 basis points this week - but what would that mean for home loan rates? The bank will review the official... Read More

Sharks head for NZ to enjoy our summer

Summer is coming, and so are the sharks. But why do we see more sharks in our waters just as we head out to make the most of our holidays? Shark expert... Read More

Luxury 18m launch goes down a second time

In a case of nautical deja vu, an 18.2m luxury launch salvaged near Tauranga four months ago has managed to sink all over again - this time en route to Whangārei. The... Read More