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![Person overboard may have been missing since midnight, search under way near Whakaari/White Island](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Person overboard may have been missing since midnight, search under way near Whakaari/White Island
Flight radar shows a rescue helicopter traversing the area.
![Watch: Large whale capsizes boat in US, two people launched overboard](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Watch: Large whale capsizes boat in US, two people launched overboard
"It’s kind of a miracle that I’m alive," one of the men aboard the boat said.
![Boatie says new boat ramp fees in Thames are 'a rip off'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Boatie says new boat ramp fees in Thames are 'a rip off'
A boatie says new ramp fees are a "rip off" but council stands by its user-pays approach.
![Boat ramp parking charge not on, says fisherman](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Boat ramp parking charge not on, says fisherman
Boaties will now have to pay to park their trailer near some boat ramps in Tauranga.
![Kiwi paddlers victorious in 'world's toughest race'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Kiwi paddlers victorious in 'world's toughest race'
Sophie Hart and Nathan Fa’avae record the event's second-fastest completion time ever.
![Skipper sentenced after young mum went overboard, had leg severed and died](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Skipper sentenced after young mum went overboard, had leg severed and died
"Rules are there to be followed and you did not do so," Judge tells skipper.
![Public funded commercial wharf is off limits to the public](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Public funded commercial wharf is off limits to the public
A new $15 million wharf and floating pontoon in Thames is off limits to the public.
![No beach for Katikati and cliff to remain](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
No beach for Katikati and cliff to remain
Katikati Boating Club hope council will reconsider keeping Beach Rd's eroding cliff.
![Yacht sinks on its mooring in Christchurch’s Lyttelton Harbour](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Yacht sinks on its mooring in Christchurch’s Lyttelton Harbour
Salvage attempts were made but had to be abandoned due to dangerous conditions.
![Search for new clubrooms a waiting game for Coromandel boaties](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Search for new clubrooms a waiting game for Coromandel boaties
The Mercury Bay Boating Club is still awaiting a decision on its new location.
![Crown seeks record-breaking reparation for powerboat crash that destroyed historic ferry](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Crown seeks record-breaking reparation for powerboat crash that destroyed historic ferry
The captain of the other ship suffered a broken neck and remains paralysed.
![Young Māori cancer survivor interviews Michelle Obama](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Young Māori cancer survivor interviews Michelle Obama
Kya Hurihanganui Thornicroft was only 13 when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer.
![Youth initiative sets sail in Coromandel](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Youth initiative sets sail in Coromandel
Coromandel Youth Sailing received special new boats.
![Marlin magic: NZ inventor’s lure wins fisherman US$1.7 million](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Marlin magic: NZ inventor’s lure wins fisherman US$1.7 million
A decades-long quest needed a Kiwi lure to land the fish of dreams.
![I thought island hopping was tiring and expensive. Then I took this trip](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
I thought island hopping was tiring and expensive. Then I took this trip
Few know how easy it is to get from this busy Fiji spot to some stunning remote islands.
![Fishing boat crashes into rocks off Taiaroa Head, Dunedin](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Fishing boat crashes into rocks off Taiaroa Head, Dunedin
A fishing boat crashed into the rocks off Taiaroa Head, below the Royal Albatross Centre in Dunedin, this morning.
![Retired man's life savings gone after sleeping skipper grounds fishing boat](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Retired man's life savings gone after sleeping skipper grounds fishing boat
'I have nothing left, thanks to Simon's stupidity.'
![Askoy II restored 30 years after being wrecked on a Northland beach](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Askoy II restored 30 years after being wrecked on a Northland beach
The boat was tossed onto the sand about 2km south of Baylys Beach in a huge storm.
!['World's first electric hydrofoiling tourism vessel' hits Auckland Harbour](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'World's first electric hydrofoiling tourism vessel' hits Auckland Harbour
The runabout is seen as the stepping stone to a 100-passenger vessel.
![Watch: Potential 'tragedy' avoided as launch comes to aid of struggling waka](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Watch: Potential 'tragedy' avoided as launch comes to aid of struggling waka
The small vessel was being blown out to sea with a torn sail and six on board.
![NZ Boat, Fish and Dive Expo embarks on maiden voyage to Mystery Creek](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
NZ Boat, Fish and Dive Expo embarks on maiden voyage to Mystery Creek
The event will showcase all things marine.