8:23am Wednesday 25 Mar, 2020
Fish & Game New Zealand are calling for anglers and hunters to stay at home during the four-week lockdown. While they are calling for people stay home,... Read More
2:01pm Wednesday 18 Mar, 2020
Eastern Region Fish & Game staff have given anglers the big ‘thumbs up’ for following the rules. So far for the 2019/20 fishing season,... Read More
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8:30am Wednesday 15 Jan, 2020
With several native whitebait species in decline, the Minister of Conservation Eugenie Sage has released proposals to standardise and improve management... Read More
7:08am Friday 20 Dec, 2019
Everyone is safe and accounted for following a water rescue callout overnight. Police say they received a call to a boat taking on water. The call... Read More
1:14pm Monday 02 Dec, 2019
Surf Life Saving New Zealand is urging beach-goers to heed their safety advice this summer, otherwise it could be a tragic Christmas for their families. The... Read More
2:00pm Saturday 02 Nov, 2019
As above normal temperatures continue this week, weather forecasters at WeatherWatch are keeping an eye out to see if some areas may reach 'heatwave'... Read More
1:07pm Monday 21 Oct, 2019
New Zealand’s annual Safer Boating Week starts today in the shadow of a record number of recreational boating deaths during the winter... Read More
2:00pm Saturday 14 Sep, 2019
Royal New Zealand Navy - RNZN - hydrographic specialists are conducting a search exercise with Police on Lake Taupo. The team, from Littoral Warfare... Read More
9:00am Saturday 20 Jul, 2019
Tauranga's Jack Egan joined a select group of New Zealand paddlers overnight, finishing ninth in the under-18 C1 final at the ICF junior and U23... Read More
3:23pm Saturday 01 Jun, 2019
Work on the Acacia Road boat ramp is nearing completion. Laying the remainder of the boat ramp slabs will run into this coming week, and all work should... Read More
8:46am Monday 27 May, 2019
Work on the Lake Ōkareka boat ramp continues to progress well. The construction of the new jetty, retaining wall, extension of the existing jetty,... Read More
5:53pm Thursday 23 May, 2019
The weed cordon that excluded boats from the Motuwhetero arm of Lake Ōkataina last week has been removed. Two weed cordons were originally erected... Read More
8:02am Tuesday 16 Apr, 2019
New Zealand has developed a strong 49er fleet meaning there's usually at least one crew near the front of the pack and today it was the turn of Isaac... Read More
1:47pm Saturday 13 Apr, 2019
NZ Police report that a boat and trailer were stolen from Rotorua in January. The boat, a Rayglass, was stolen from Rotorua on January 23,... Read More
7:02am Friday 22 Mar, 2019
The Bay of Plenty public are being asked for their views on whether a single set of vessel hull cleaning rules should be developed to help stop the spread... Read More