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Sanford’s sale potentially affecting Tauranga jobs

New Zealand seafood company Sanford has announced it now has an unconditional agreement to sell its Tauranga based pelagic... read more

Tracking seabirds in the Hauraki Gulf

A collaboration between the fishing industry, government, iwi, and environmental groups has announced that a trial using... read more

Drop-in days for feedback on Marine Park proposal

People interested in the future use of an area of land at Marine Park, are being asked for their thoughts and invited to... read more

Sanford planning to sell Tauranga business

New Zealand seafood company Sanford has announced it has a conditional agreement to sell its Tauranga based pelagic business... read more

Tauranga woman full of spirit

Posted at 14:13pm Tuesday 13 Nov

For Tauranga's Andrea Haines, the job of first mate on board Spirit of New Zealand is more than just second in...read more

Yacht club upbeat about TCC Marine Park moves

Posted at 11:24am Tuesday 13 Nov

Tauranga Yacht and Powerboat Club are 'generally supportive' of council moves to free up land at Sulphur...read more

TCC proposing to revoke Marine Park status

Posted at 10:20am Monday 12 Nov

Tauranga City Council is seeking feedback on its proposal to revoke recreation reserve status from an area of...read more

The history of the TYPC

Posted at 13:24pm Thursday 8 Nov

An episode in the not so recent history of the Tauranga Yacht and Powerboat Club. There were 9 of us then: Bill...read more

Brain trust behind Boat Show

Posted at 12:13pm Friday 2 Nov

Lawrence Daly is a fanatical fisherman. He owns a boat and is an ideas man - an entrepreneur who, above all else,...read more

Sustainable fishing for Tauranga fishers

Posted at 13:03pm Wednesday 31 Oct

Tauranga fishers will be able to experience New Zealand's only free recreational fishing app, Fish4All, at its...read more

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REVIEWS

The Minn Kota trolling motor advantage

For the fisherman who has everything, the Minn Kota trolling motor is a must have. You can stand on the bow of your boat with a handheld engine... read more

Stabicraft 1150 Fisher value for money

Mastertech Marine managing director Karl Rastrick says he is very excited about the release of the new Stabicraft 1550 Fisher. Featuring a lift-up windscreen... read more

A weapon when you want it

The latest Waverunners from Yamaha are further proof that personal watercraft are in a constantly evolving market, and Waterline took to the harbour this... read more

The Monterey 196 FS Sport Boat

During the last few months we've been anticipating the arrival of the 196FS Sport Boat at Pinnacle Marine in Tauranga. And as promised, owners Geordie... read more

A versatile combination

This is the story of Bob the Barge. He's not your average barge. Bob started life as a sailing catamaran; an unfinished project. He'll probably end up... read more

Summer on the sea

The summer cruising season is well underway with some stunning bursts of great weather. Boaties in the Coromandel and Bay of Plenty have enjoyed mainly... read more

Ground Breaking Stabicraft

Stabi-craft are back in town and the first of the new generation designs has hit the waters off Tauranga. The latest is the smallest of the hard tops,... read more

Waitanguru

There she sat in Parapara Bay at Great Mercury, basking in the orange glow of a perfect Coromandel sunset. Thirty feet or so of well-travelled kauri, oozing... read more

HEADLINES

The art of grabbing crays

The picture of a cooked crayfish (rock lobster) on a platter, is enough to make mouths water, worldwide. This lavish...read more

11:01am Tue 25 Sep

Stop and smell the ocean

Fishing, like life, but way more important, should hopefully be more about the journey than the destination. ...read more