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.

The search for seven people missing on the historic schooner Nina was delayed this morning because an aeroplane was "broken".

A shoreline search today for the crew of the historic American schooner Nina, missing en route from the Bay of Islands to Newcastle, Australia, has been unsuccessful.

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.

A fisherman drowned and a kite-surfer may be lost at sea after two searches off the coast of Taranaki yesterday afternoon.

A push is being made for Cape Kidnappers beach warning signs to be done in several languages in an attempt to avoid a repeat of a Friday night rescue from a beach isolated by the rising tide.

Severe weather which hit the Bay of Plenty over the weekend, including swells of up to four metres at Astrolabe Reef, have caused the release of plastic beads from a damaged container in the sunken stern of the Rena.

A Navy diver says he nearly drowned when his mask failed while he was deep in the sea to retrieve the plane wreckage in which 2degrees boss Eric Hertz and his wife died.

Authorities have blasted the actions of a group of yachties in Tauranga after a cargo ship had to take evasive action to avoid them.

A fisherman rescued from his sinking boat on Friday had survived a similar incident three years ago.

Divers have joined the search for a 73-year-old yachtie who went missing in mysterious circumstances last night.