Marine

Storm erosion undermines historic boat club‘s deck

Volunteers are working this morning to remove pieces of a Whitianga boat club's deck following erosion by ferocious seas whipped up by Ex Cyclone Hale. Armed... Read More

Whitianga boating club under threat from storm

A Whitianga boating club is nearly on the edge of falling off its bank into the sea following a high tide on Tuesday morning. The Mercury Bay Boating Club has... Read More

National surfing champs get underway in Piha

The sixtieth edition of the New Zealand National Surfing Championships has attracted a record field of participants that have zoned in on Auckland's Piha Beach... Read More

Two rescued following Coromandel jetski incident

Coromandel CFM are reporting two people have been rescued from the water following a jetksi incident at the Tairua bar. it is understood that a jetski... Read More

Coromandel: partially sunken boat leaks oil

A boat that partially sunk and leaked oil during the storm in Coromandel this week has now been dragged out of the water to a tow truck for removal. Dealing with... Read More

Scheduled closure for Baywave

Baywave Aquatic and Leisure Centre in Mount Maunganui will be temporarily closed for planned renewals, upgrades, and maintenance work from 16 January 2023. Clubfit... Read More

Severe marine heatwave forecast for southern NZ

Although the early new year is set to bring rain to many areas, severe marine heatwaves are forecast for the bottom of the South Island where sea surface temperatures... Read More

Tracking Daisy the great white shark into Tauranga

Excited shark enthusiasts are "glued" to their phones this week watching as a great white shark called 'Daisy', tracked by a satellite, has been swimming... Read More

Algae-ridden cruise ship asked to leave NZ waters

Cruise ship Viking Orion was restricted to visiting approved ports and asked to leave New Zealand waters because of algae on its hull, says the Ministry for Primary... Read More

NZ: $242m worth of cocaine seized over last decade

Cocaine worth an estimated $242 million on the street has been seized in New Zealand over the past decade and, with use doubling in recent times, the motivation... Read More

Maritime NZ: Crewman died of natural causes

Maritime NZ has closed its investigation into the death of a crewman on a container ship that was berthed at Bluff's South Port, after finding he died of natural... Read More

Three-day rāhui at Huka Falls following death

A thee-day ban or rāhui has been put in place on the waters at the Huka Falls following a death there, says a Tūwharetoa Māori Trust Board spokesperson. ... Read More