'Completely unacceptable': Oil spill leaches into Tauranga Harbour
A pilot spotted the spill and reported it to the regional council.
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'Nature has lost': Calls for action after damning Hauraki Gulf report
Report says balance tipped too far towards 'development and utilisation' over environment.
Hauraki Gulf: Crayfish in peril, snapper just hanging in there - report
The State of our Gulf 2020 report calls for drastic actions to heal our big blue backyard.
Massey marine scientists facing axe: 'We feel betrayed'
Massey marine scientists facing the axe under a shake-up feel 'betrayed' by university.
400 students face upheaval: Massey set to axe science at Albany
More than 400 students may have to move to Palmerston North, or change universities.
Microplastics: Finger pointed at washing machines
Investigation into Auckland microplastic pollution points to fibres from washing clothes.
Incredible footage: Fisherman spots 'hundreds' of hungry sharks
Despite losing multiple lures, the experience made it all worth it, fisherman tells.
Group rescued off Waiheke after vessel start to sink
A total of 13 people were rescued off a boat near Waiheke yesterday.
Local Focus: GPS is great for fishing... and for finding people
Too few boaties know what they are doing at sea. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Thousands petition for greater seabird protection
More than 14,000 seabirds are estimated to be killed by commercial fishers every year.
Live: Govt's $12b spend-up today - motorists set to be big winners
New roads likely to go ahead $12 billion announcement - but not holiday highway.
New fault system sheds light on East Coast's tsunami risk
Scientists have shed more light on a newly identified fault system north of Gisborne.
Fullers wants restrictions on cruise ships in Ferry Basin
Ferry company boss Mike Horne is calling for restrictions on cruise ships after 6am.
'We're trying to keep people safe': Fullers master on ferry delays
Skipper says those driving the ferries won't risk passenger safety.
Pattrick Smellie: Fish farm objections smell like seabed mining
Huge difference between salmon farm and undersea mining op, but parallels are emerging.
School of sharks sighted off Army Bay
"We looked out of the hatch and saw a whole lot of fins."
Good news at last for Australian tourism from Barrier Reef
Scientists have discovered dozens of new corals on the world's largest barrier reef.
NZ woman returns to cruise ship, 65 years after birth
Her passport lists "at sea" as her place of birth.
Appeal for information after orca harassed at Helena Bay
Drone footage shows boats chasing pod and driving at speed over top of an orca.
Three boaties spent hours in the sea before one died
Three men were in the water for hours after their boat overturned at the Manukau Heads.
Watch: Hundreds of sharks swarm shallow water at Great Barrier Island
"We finally found out why the fishing has been so bad."
Local Focus: Life between the flags
A day in the life of a lifeguard. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: First beach rescue of 2020 makes for 'Big Wednesday' at the mouth
Layton Comp's first rescue, also the first of the year. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Rescued twice in three days: Bay of Plenty yachties' disastrous week at sea
Two people on a yacht had to be rescued a second time this week.
Amazing scenes as hundreds flock to save stranded whales
A pod of whales have stranded in the Coromandel.
Best of 2019: Baby great white shark smallest recorded in NZ
Baby great white shark a rare find on Northland's 90 Mile Beach delights shark experts.
Two sharks found washed up on Muriwai beach
Three sharks have washed up on Auckland beaches in two days.
Claims shark dragged, kicked, left to die on Orewa Beach
Witnesses say great white shark was deliberately caught and brought on to beach to die.
Best of 2019: Beached monster manta ray stuns scientists
Scientists have travelled to the Far North after the sea surrendered a 4.3m manta ray..
Auckland's scourge of ghost ships: Rotting vessels a costly hazard in waters
There are hundreds of "ghost ships" littering the waters around Auckland.
Coastguard rescue craft vandalised day before search operation
Celia Knowles voyaged 40 miles to search area - one of it's longest-ever ventures
Search halted for man who jumped off cruise ship
CCTV footage has shown a 62-year-old Australian jumping overboard from the Norwegian Jewel
Search underway for passenger who jumped overboard
The search for a missing cruise ship passenger in the Hawke's Bay will resume today.
Fight to save drowned woman's life: 'He did CPR for half an hour'
Tragedy played out over VHF radio.