Spare a thought for motorists on Great Barrier Island and the Chatham Islands.

Motorists are keen on trying to make their money stretch a little further.

Dad and daughter happy to be on land after two-day ordeal.

Dad, daughter who survived appalling conditions for 2 days recount their horror on board.

A father and daughter found in a missing boat off Waiheke Island are under tow to safety.

Coastguard aircraft resumes search for father and daughter lost off Great Barrier Island.

Search continues for two people missing during a fishing competition off Great Barrier Is.

A father and daughter are overdue after a fishing competition at Great Barrier Island.

The man, in his 30s, was in good spirits despite his ordeal, chopper staff say.

HMNZS Wellington rescuing woman with fractured leg from Great Barrier Island.

The weather already has led to one postponement - the Auckland Pride Dog Show.

You never know when you might need a bottle of champagne.

Zach Judkins, 14, captured a video of smooth hammerhead sharks at Gooseberry Flat Beach.

Diverse population spurs students to learn other nations' languages.

Police will be out patrolling Auckland's waters this summer to educate and save lives.

An eco-tourism business owner is shocked at waste littering Great Barrier Island beaches.

An Hauraki Gulf island takes conservation to the sky, becoming a sanctuary for stargazers.

Transience has hit a record high in low-decile schools as the housing crisis hits children

School hires skipper to ferry students off Great Barrier Island in rough weather.

Boaties in strife have kept Coastguard crews busy in the northern region this weekend, with multiple people rescued from stricken vessels.

A man was rescued from his yacht as the vessel sunk into the drink off Great Barrier Island on Friday.

Paul Charman mingles and meets an old friend on his way to Great Barrier Island.

Man flown to hospital after falling onto his neck.

A fisherman who was missing near Great Barrier Island, northeast of Auckland, has been found dead on his boat.

A Coastguard plane is up looking for a man who is overdue from a fishing trip at Great Barrier Island.

Proposed new marine protected areas, rules for polluters and changes to commercial fishing methods have been revealed in a long-awaited master plan for the Hauraki Gulf.

A stretch of Great Barrier Island that also hosts one of the country's largest marine graveyards is being sold.

Squally thunderstorms and heavy rain are forecast to hit the North Island overnight, with a severe weather watch in place.

Great Barrier Island: a remote gulf paradise we associate with lush forests, deserted white sand beaches and - this weekend - aliens.

A woman has been flown to hospital after she was run over by her own car on Great Barrier Island yesterday.