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NZ's most controversial marina opening in September
Floating cafe on new marina to be available for businesses to hold functions and meetings.
'Graceful lady' takes to the water in wake of ferry destroyed in collision
Te Kuia's owner was sad to the iconic boat go but comforted she is in the Elliotts' hands.
Record cruise season lined up for Napier
Napier cruise schedule for November to April includes 92 visits with 130,000 passengers.
Powerful neighbours rally behind boatshed in front of $22m house
The Herne Bay mansion was once owned by the Sultan of Brunei.
US Coast Guard wants to improve safety of submersibles
After the Titan tragedy, US maritime officials aim to improve safety standards worldwide.
‘I 100% knew this was going to happen’: Past passengers on Titan
People who joined the company’s deep-sea expeditions recount their mixed experiences.
'Like dynamite going off': Sub occupants dead after implosion
The five men died in milliseconds.
Watch: Skipper fined after boat launches midair, capsizes
Skipper Maurice Johnson was fined $900 and made a donation to the Coastguard.
Holidays with hubris: What's the true cost of Titanic adventure tourism?
When does adventure tourism cease to be an adventure?
Titanic twist: Sub victim's grim connection to historic tragedy
James Cameron immortalised a fictionalised version of their story in his 1997 movie.
Sub occupants 'would have died in milliseconds'; can the bodies be recovered?
Efforts to recover the submersible and the remains of the five men will continue.
Missing Titanic sub was piloted by PlayStation controller... but that’s not unusual
There is one reason why submarines, not just the Titan, choose to use the controller.
Skipper charged after Enchanter tragedy appears in court
Lance Goodhew and his company have been charged over deaths of five men.
How Kaikōura’s world-famous deep sealife bounced back from earthquake wipe-out
Scientists amazed at sealife recovery after one of world's biggest canyon-flushing events.
Iwi leaders vote down Kermadec sanctuary proposal
Sanctuary was initially announced by former prime minister Sir John Key in 2015.
NRC divers get to work in a bid to control caulerpa
A Caulerpa trial treatment tool has been put in place in the Bay of Islands.
Maritime NZ raised safety concerns before ferry mayday call
Issues were raised with KiwiRail in the months before Kaitaki lost power in Cook Strait.
Anchoring ban, rāhui now in place on caulerpa-infested areas in BOI
Mana whenua and the Government move to fight invasive seaweed.
$750m plan: Auckland CBD's first vertical retirement village - Penthouses $13m each
Highest-price retirement village units: ORAs on two double-height penthouses $13.75m each.
Four storeys high: The biggest waves recorded around NZ this year
A "one-in-3000 year" wave near Napier has been among the biggest recorded.
Work on $20m marina set to start
Preparations are under way for start of work on Whangārei’s Ōkara Marina.
Researchers have lost Daisy the great white shark
Satellite tag has fallen off and there is no way to find her until the weather improves.
Cyclone brings to light benefits of electric seagliders
Could seagliders be the solution to transport challenges after Cyclone Gabrielle?
Locals oppose boatshed, ramp scheme for $22m Herne Bay home
'Massive thing will dominate the wee public bay, its foreshore and the Herne Bay coast.'
Ship runs aground in Egypt’s Suez Canal
Tugboats are trying to re-float the bulk carrier that originates from Hong Kong.
One person critical after incident at east Auckland ferry wharf
Emergency services have rushed to the scene near the Half Moon Bay ferry terminal.
Multiple investigations under way into beleagured Shiling cargo ship
Singaporean authorities are sending an investigator to Wellington.
Shiling cargo ship being towed to Wellington, a 25-hour voyage
The vessel has been anchored at Tasman Bay since its mayday call.
Local Focus: Meet the Taranaki Dragons
Taranaki breast cancer survivors paddle on to the world stage.
Invasive seaweed 'has anti-cancer properties'
Whiore Enterprises hopes to see the repurposing of invasive seaweed into products.
Ships' maydays expose fragile disaster response, safety fears to be aired at Beehive
Two ships have now issued mayday calls within months of each other.
Watch: Fisherman's close call as tiger shark attacks kayak
Fisherman thought "big brown thing" was a turtle. He was wrong.
Troubled cargo ship MV Shiling only had temporary repairs before mayday call
It’s the fourth incident in New Zealand involving the vessel in the past year.