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.

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.

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

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.

A man has been seriously hurt after his boat's engine caught fire near Waiheke Island.

The woman was left with a minor injury and driven to hospital for a check-up.

The missing Kiribati ferry may have been carrying as many as 100 passengers.

The kayakers did the right thing when they got into trouble, police said.

Fishermen had only two minutes to grab items that would help them stay afloat.

The skydiver presumed to have died in an ill-fated tandem fall has been named by police.

A Police co-ordinated response to a water rescue on Lake Wakatipu has been suspended.

Clinging to a life raft and driftwood, Mark Thomas struggled to stay alive for nine hours.

Peter Sykes and Avalina Cook at the Mangere East Hawks rugby league club rooms talk about the late New Zealand Warrior Rugby League player Sonny Fai.

A kayaker has died at a Bay of Plenty beach this afternoon.

Drowning Prevention Auckland speaks with Chief Executive Davin Bray at Westhaven.

The man has been named as 44-year-old Paul Johnston of Balclutha.