It's been nearly one year since the Rena wrecked off the coast of Tauranga October 5, 2011. Photographer Alan Gibson shares some of the photos he's taken of the ship and the effect it has had on the environment in the region since then.
Investigations are underway after an Auckland ferry's mayday call during an evening commuter run, with 60 people on board.
Twenty people have received ACC payouts for injuries by sharks so far this year - a drop in the ocean compared to other animal-related injury claims.
It is proving to be an "exceptionally bad" year for the south, as tragedy after tragedy occurs on the water.
Search teams will be back out this morning looking for a fishing vessel which is missing off the coast of Fiordland.
A Transport Accident Investigation Commission investigator will tomorrow begin examining a Talley's fishing boat that caught fire off the Canterbury coast today.
A fishing boat was evacuated today after it caught fire off the Canterbury coast. Video courtesy Royal New Zealand Air Force
All of the crew of a Talley's fishing vessel on fire off the coast of Canterbury have now abandoned ship, as the blaze has spread throughout the vessel.