Sailability providing opportunities for all

Sailability Tauranga blessed their new pontoon and boat at the Tauranga Yacht Club on Wednesday afternoon. Club Captain Rhonda Ritchie says it has taken two years to build and install the pontoons into the arena and she is very grateful for the donations...... Read More

Land and water vessel blessed in Tauranga

Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s new boat, Kaha, is a welcomed addition. A special ceremony was held at the Harbourside Carpark in Tauranga for the blessing of the boat. Bay of Plenty Regional Harbourmaster Peter Buell says the new boat is a...... Read More

Mystery tall ship visits Tauranga

Tauranga’s Harbourmaster has no information on the identity of the mystery tall ship that paid a visit to Tauranga Harbour this week. The vessel, believed to be privately owned, arrived on Monday night and moored at Pilot Bay before departing...... Read More

Animal world turns on spectacular show

Nature provided a brief but “spectacular” personal cameo for fisherman Blair Parlane and his mate earlier this week. They’d motored through the Tauranga Harbour entrance and were headed to a favourite fishing spot off Papamoa, when...... Read More

Seal visits North Rock at Mauao

Tauranga resident Carole Meredith came across a kekeno, or New Zealand fur seal, today while walking around Mauao. The seal had come ashore near North Rock on the ocean side of Mauao. “I was walking around the Mount when a man stopped me and said...... Read More