Sea rescue mirrors 2010 incident
A fisherman rescued from his sinking boat on Friday had survived a similar incident three years ago.
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.
A New Zealander rescued from a stricken yacht in the middle of the Pacific Ocean has been left penniless after thieves stripped her vessel when it washed up in Australia.
A woman has fed herself and held her children for the first time since a surfing accident left her paralysed.
An anxious mother cried tears of gratitude and relief after her 12-year-old son was dragged from the surf in a dramatic rescue at Napier's Marine Parade yesterday.
Shark attacks have a profound effect on those who face the ferocity. After last week's shock death of Adam Strange, Amelia Wade talks to three survivors of ocean savagery.
Adam Strange's closest friends and family said goodbye with a bang at sunset last night, echoing a cheeky joke of long ago.
Thirteen children were among 79 people in the Bay of Plenty caught not wearing lifejackets as they headed out to sea this summer.
The close-knit Muriwai community struggles to come to terms with the loss of a friend and surf club supporter, Adam Strange.
Two naked fishermen had to make a desperate swim to Matakana Island after their kayak sank in Tauranga Harbour.
A seven-year-old boy and his father suffered leg injuries when their boat exploded in a Picton harbour today.
A Mangawhai marine company has been ordered to pay $30,000 after a boat explosion injured three people, including one who suffered permanent hearing loss.
Auckland yachtsman Gary Carruthers watched in shock as the overloaded boat motored past him between Station and Mullet bays on Saturday afternoon.
The trial of a Bluff woman who has denied charges laid after the sinking of her fishing boat Easy Rider last year will probably take one week.
Lifejackets saved the lives of boaties in two water emergencies as people took to the lakes and seas this weekend.
The black marlin took the chartered sport-fishing boat's line in the Gulf of Panama, capsized it then got away.
Orpheus Beaumont was named after New Zealand's worst shipwreck. When she was born, her mother was grieving for Orpheus' teenage brother - presumed drowned in the disaster.
A New Zealander who was driving a motorboat which hit and killed an 11-year-old girl at a London water park will not face charges, British police have decided.
The Coastguard is urging boaties to stick to common safety practices during the city's 173rd Anniversary Day Regatta today after a plywood runabout sank in the Motuihe Channel yesterday.
A group of teenage boys have told of an hour-long rescue in which they pulled three struggling swimmers from ferocious seas.