The death of Adam Strange who was killed in a shark attack at Muriwai beach earlier this year could not have been prevented, a coroner has ruled.

A 29-year-old man who died when he was swept off rocks while fishing at a notorious Whangarei spot yesterday has been named as Mario Openshaw.

An infant is dead and searchers are looking for another eight asylum seekers still missing in waters near Christmas Island.

The captain of the Costa Concordia did not abandon his ship but was inadvertently "thrown" off the cruise liner during a chaotic evacuation.

Three missing American sailors have an emotional bond with a Whangarei family that the locals will never forget.

The father of an 18-year-old on board the missing American schooner Nina believes it may be just days from making port in Australia.

One of the seven passengers on a vintage yacht missing in heavy seas off New Zealand had a deep-rooted fear of drowning at sea, which he laid bare in an eerie premonition.

An $11 million fund has been launched to compensate those who lost money during the Rena disaster.

An Air Force Orion is searching near Norfolk Island today for missing vintage American schooner Nina.

The sister of the captain of the missing yacht Nina says the worst possible outcome would be for the crew to be lost at sea forever and to never know what happened.

The rescue operation for the American schooner Nina resumed this morning at 9.30am.

Former students of Evi Nemeth have posted messages of support online in the hope that she and others missing on the yacht Nina are found safe.

A search by an Air Force plane today for any sign of the American schooner Nina in the ocean off the North Cape has ended without success.

Three fishermen were plucked from the ocean after their boat overturned off the Waikato coast last night.

Three fishermen were plucked from the ocean after their boat overturned off the Waikato coast tonight.

New Zealand experts searching for a yacht missing at sea with seven crew hold grave concerns for their safety, but have not given up hope.

A NZ meteorologist took the last call from seven people aboard an American racing yacht missing in the Tasman: "The weather's turned nasty, how do we get away from it?"

The families of two fishermen who drowned at Lake Arapuni say they may never know how their loved ones came to grief.

A man has been taken to hospital after a collision between a ferry and a water taxi near Princes Wharf at Auckland's waterfront.

Team New Zealand will meet America's Cup officials this week to discuss the future of the embattled event following the death of British sailor Andrew Simpson.

A cone of silence has descended on all teams as they contemplate how to react to one of the biggest crises faced by the event in its 162-year history.

Artemis could yet make it to the start line of the 34th America's Cup in July even as the shock of Andrew Simpson's death continues to reverberate throughout the sailing fraternity.