Iwi-owned Aotearoa Fisheries has taken the plunge by backing a $30m renewal programme for its ageing inshore fishing fleet.

Commercial fishing and quota system blamed as video posted on Facebook shows dead fish “as far as the eye can see” floating off coast of Piha beach.

The speed a snapper can reach could have implications for how tasty it is, researchers say.

Anglers are being given the chance to reel in the catch of their career - a $1 million snapper.

The commanding officer of the navy ship that was outlasted by three ageing fishing vessels in the Southern Ocean has responded to critics who labelled the operation a disaster.

Maritime law has a loophole at present which allows skippers and boat owners to exploit the lax conditions of other countries while sending the boats down under, writes Sam Judd.

In the best tradition of gunboat diplomacy, this country is flexing its muscles in the Southern Ocean.

The Royal New Zealand Navy is being urged to escalate a standoff with two illegal fishing vessels in the Southern Ocean, with calls last night for a show of firepower.

New Zealand's Navy is in a standoff with two fishing vessels, whose crews are resisting attempts to be boarded.

A vehicle has been seized because its owner had gathered more than 600 cockles - 12 times the legal limit for the Auckland and Coromandel areas.

The New Zealand navy has intercepted fishing vessels with illegal catch in the Southern Ocean.

In the second of the Sea Change series science reporter Jamie Morton looks at the health of the gulf’s fish populations.

Could teamwork deliver a plan to save the Hauraki Gulf for future generations? Science reporter Jamie Morton considers the issue.

A company has abandoned a High Court appeal against a decision rejecting its application to mine up to 50 million tonnes of black sand off the West Coast seabed.

The contrast in fortunes this week between two parts of New Zealand could not have been starker.

The annual influx of bronze whaler sharks into the Waitemata Harbour has started, and some keen fishermen who specialise in targeting the large fish have been catching them off Bucklands Beach.

The deaths of two New Zealand sea lions inside fishing nets designed to help them escape has prompted calls for better protection of the critically endangered species.

Crayfish and food. That is what springs to mind when the word Kaikoura is mentioned and the translation kicks in. So when Anton Evans offers to take us out in his 9m charter boat, the Rodfather, to pick up crays we don't hesitate.

Trout taken from catchments where 1080 poison has been dumped are safe to eat, the Ministry of Primary Industries says.