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Long weekend: Tauranga benefits from great weather and more people exploring their backyard 1 Feb, 2021 04:53 PM 7 minutes to read It was a busy long weekend for many of Tauranga's tourism and hospitality providers - but they and business leaders remain uncertain what the future holds as the absence of international tourists leaves a "big hole" in the local economy. Auckland Anniversary weekend saw a wide range of popular events for the city, including the First We Eat festival, Dinner in the Park and Rangoli at the Mount. The upcoming Waitangi weekend is also looking to at...

BROOK SABIN It's enough to make David Attenborough salivate: leopard seals, sunfish, dolphins, leatherback turtles, whale sharks, manta rays and even beaked whales. It's enough to make even David Attenborough salivate: leopard seals, sunfish, leatherback turtles, whale sharks, manta rays, albatross and even beaked whales. To see anything like this, many assume you'd need to head to far-flung corners of the planet on a National Geographic expedition. However, this is just a small selection of what skipper Brandon Stone has seen. His office is the Bay of Plenty, one of New Zealand's most under...

Tauranga tourism sector survives summer but braces for unknown 11 Jan, 2021 05:00 PM 6 minutes to read To Bay Explorer owner Brandon Stone's surprise, he's having a bumper summer - even without international tourists. "We've been out every day, weather permitting. Sea conditions have been really good. Animal life has been really good too," he said. "I didn't know how it was going to go [after the borders closed due to Covid-19] but we've found that people are active and I guess we are surprised we are filling the boat every day, or close to it." New Zealand went into alert l...