Moturiki (Leisure) Island and Mount Maunganui's main beach, pictured here on Sunday morning, have been closed to the public due to rough seas.

Lifeguards are asking the public to “respect” life rings newly installed on Mount Maunganui’s Moturiki/Leisure Island after one was removed from its box and “tossed on the ground”.

UPDATED 6.23pm: The body found at Mount Maunganui beach this morning has now been removed. ... Police were notified at 7.56am of a body in the water near Leisure Island.

The body of 17-year-old Hamish Rieger was recovered near the Mount beach today, after he was swept off rocks on Moturiki or Leisure Island. Mt Maunganui Lifeguard Service president Brent Warner ...

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Oil slick hits NZ coast People have been warned to stay away from New Zealand's Mt Maunganui beach after oil from the stricken cargo ship Rena started washing ashore.

Police can now name the man who died at Moturiki Island, Mt Maunganui on 12 November. He was Reon Wikeepa, 43, of Tauranga. Police extend our condolences to his family and loved ones at this ...

PRESS RELEASE 31 January 2007 Spongebob Square Pants To Visit Mt Maunganui Beach! SpongeBob SquarePants the world’s most famous sea sponge is to take a break from his hectic television ...