One summer left: The beach where the climate-change hourglass trickles
A once-vibrant waterfront now littered with bach corpses, eerie reminders of summers past.
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Stingray hunt draws orca to busy Mount Maunganui beach.
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When the Whangamatā Bar is working, it's a world-class break. But it isn't always working.
Chinese icebreaker makes Christchurch stopover
Xuelong, or the Snow Dragon, is bound for Antarctica.
'Rescue of the year': Christmas tragedy averted
A Scottish couple's boat broke down in four-metre seas off the Gisborne coast.
Kneeboarder's breathtaking close encounter with giant orca
The footage shows a large orca swimming beneath a kneeboarder.
Children covered in 'mysterious' red spots after swim at Hot Water Beach
"I just want to tear my skin off it's so itchy," 11-year-old tells.
Underwater robots map 'ocean weather' in disaster planning
Scientists are deploying underwater robots to prepare for NZ's next big marine disaster.
'We got closer...and could see this mama carrying her pēpi on her nose'
A dolphin was seen carrying her dead calf in Coromandel waters this morning.
NZ's first all-electric passenger ferry to service Wellington
Construction on a new all-electric passenger ferry will start early next year.
A piece of port history scrapped
Rusting sea crane considered too costly to fix despite heritage value.
Māui dolphin found dead on Auckland beach
Māui dolphins are a critically endangered species with less than 100 left.
How we're eating the plastic we put in the ocean
We're likely consuming the plastics we put in the ocean. And there's even worse news.
Male shark washed ashore two days after its female mate
2.5m-long shark found at Devonport two days after 3m shark washed up at Stanley Bay.
Viaduct a 'decline zone' for marine insurer
NZI is refusing to insure multi-million dollar boats near Auckland construction sites.
Govt offers hope in master plan to save Hauraki Gulf
The Government has stepped in to salvage a master plan to save the Hauraki Gulf.
Cape Palliser body identified as missing Sealord deckhand
Pātahi Rewi Hawaikirangi Kāwana Jnr fell overboard near Cape Palliser on October 11.
Auckland's boat berth supply crisis
Boaties are being forced to "crawl over broken glass" to secure $400k plus marina berths.
'I still realise how lucky I am to be alive'
Great white shark attack survivor will soon know when he can go back in the water.
Nanogirl: An ocean of sound
COMMENT: Our oceans are getting louder and it's affecting our marine life.
Loud seas a headache for dolphins, whales
"A lot of people imagine underwater is this really quiet place, but it isn't."
Northland surfer describes horrifying great white attack
Northland surfer Andrew Brough speaks about the moment a great white shark sunk its teeth into his body.
No ticket? No problem: Foil-surfer's epic ride on back of ferry to Waiheke
Who said there's no such thing as a free ride?
Search for missing Sealord crewman abandoned because of bad weather
A Sealord crewman who fell overboard has been named as Pātahi Rewi Hawaikirangi Kāwana.
Kevin O'Sullivan: Wharf 'dolphins' needed to keep our cruise visitors
COMMENT: New Zealand's cruise industry needs better Auckland facilities.
Three rescued after boat capsizes on Bay of Plenty sandbar
Three men have been rescued after their boat capsized south of Tauranga.
Seal pup killed in dog attack in Napier
The Department of Conservation is concerned such attacks are becoming more common.
Boaties cry foul: 'Unfair' to pay twice to fix Auckland's roads
Boaties want a break from regional fuel tax, saying they are paying twice to fix roads
First glimpse: Monster superyacht arrives in Auckland
The luxury superyacht was built in the Netherlands for an estimated $175m.
Iron sands mining opponents consider action
Trans-Tasman Resources appeals High Court decision, asks for urgent hearing
Panguru teen wins top award for mussel-saving project
When Allen Karena saw mussels smothered by a pest he decided to do something about it.
Crazy finding after octopus takes MDMA
Scientists gave MDMA to octopuses and the "expected" results reveal hidden link to humans.