Search for White Island missing to be scaled down

Police are scaling back the search for two missing people following last week’s eruption on Whakaari / White Island to a local-led operation. Police... Read More

Wild-harvested wakame export venture progresses

A venture to export high quality, edible seaweed ‘wakame’ from the Coromandel Harbour to Japan is making good progress. Coromandel Town... Read More

Severe weather outlook for Tuesday to Friday

The NZ MetService have issued a severe weather outlook for Tuesday through to Friday. A large low will move across south-eastwards New Zealand on Tuesday,... Read More

Young talent shines at Monster

Joe Collins became the youngest-ever male winner of the Dexion Mount Monster on Saturday but the 17-year-old best keep a close eye over his shoulder... Read More

Sixteenth eruption victim dies in Australia

3.45pm Update: Police can confirm a further person injured in the Whakaari / White Island eruption, and later repatriated to Australia, sadly died yesterday. “This... Read More

Dive squad search continues

Divers in the water around Whakaari / White Island today continued to face unique and challenging conditions. A team of nine from the Police National... Read More

Minute’s silence for Whakaari/White Island victims

A minute’s silence will be observed at 2.11pm on Monday December 16 in honour of the victims of the Whakaari White Island eruption, Prime Minister... Read More

Does your portable pool need to be fenced?

Stay cool but fence the pool. That’s the message from Sport BOP, Water Safety NZ and Tauranga City Council, who are reminding the public that... Read More

Process for identifying the eruption victims

The bodies recovered from Whakaari / White Island have been taken to Auckland for the post mortem and disaster victim identification process. Together... Read More

The buoy is back

The Bay of Plenty Regional Council wave buoy is back for summer, providing keen surfers and boaties with real-time reporting of sea conditions. It’s... Read More

Disabilities not an obstacle for Tauranga sailors

Disabled sailors and their carers have had the chance to get the wind in their hair out on Tauranga Harbour. Sailability Tauranga offers people with... Read More

Tsunami detection system to be established

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters and Civil Defence Minister Peeni Henare have today announced the deployment of a network of DART (Deep-ocean... Read More

Elin Tawharu wins NZ surf competition

Mount Maunganui's Elin Tawharu claimed a maiden New Zealand Surf Series victory in the season-ending Backdoor Pro event at Fitzroy Beach, New Plymouth... Read More

Peter Burling and Blair Tuke win world champs

New Zealand yachting stars Peter Burling and Blair Tuke won a fifth world 49er title on a dramatic final day of the championships in Auckland on Sunday. The... Read More

Thunder and lightning - very frightening

New Zealand weather forecasters have been very busy over the first week of summer. “The weather pattern over Aotearoa has been more spring-like... Read More