The yachtie said he has realised the conditions weren't suitable for mooring.

"I can't even move my hand. They said it's healing really well though," says victim.

The body was found about 8pm yesterday using underwater camera gear.

Ocean rescue still underway for man who fell overboard from commercial fishing vessel.

Normanby man Kane Allan Green died while diving yesterday.

Three men have been rescued after their boat capsized south of Tauranga.

Captain decided to continue cruise to Auckland Islands after the ship's grounding.

The 52ft flybridge Riviera "Majesnik" T-boned the "Quest 2", an Azimut 21m luxury cruiser.

John "Rosy" Reardon's NZ family relieved to finally get answers.

"I looked around, I had no roof, no walls on the boat, no cockpit, no dinghy..."

"I felt it go right through me ... It was intense."

Ruben McDornan is the sole survivor of the tragedy which struck the FV Dianne.

The man who died was a father, it can be revealed for the first time.

A ship which ran aground in 1865 has been uncovered by unusual tidal conditions.

An Auckland ferry master has been fined $2000 for not keeping a proper look-out.

Emergency services are attending a water rescue after a near-drowning at Clarks Beach.

Adrift for days, one sailor became so thirsty he drank his own urine.

An interview and scene examination will take place to decide if further action is needed.

Kiwi rescue officials help save the lives of four fishermen north-east of American Samoa.

"There was a real potential for disaster," in choppy seas and in the dark.

Stuart Corson had little contact with other survivors until he went to the memorial.

Wahine ceremonies remember the 53 who died and also the heroic efforts to save 683 others.

Jennifer Young thought her sightings weren't believed by the Wahine inquiry.

Members of Otago University cricket team have gathered for their own special reunion.

Today's Cook Strait ferries won't sail in waves averaging over 6m.

Nearly 70 Wahine survivors are arriving in Wellington, from as far as Thailand and the UK.

Cargo ship loses control of rudder before impact with 18th century home.

Photos have emerged from on board the vessel, taken just days after it shipwrecked.

A man was pulled from the water unresponsive and has been flown to Auckland Hospital.

Boatie was burning alive with flames all around before he made a daring escape.