Scientists have analysed hundreds of harmful microplastics found on Wellington's shores.

Adrift for days, one sailor became so thirsty he drank his own urine.

Unusual sea conditions likely caused scores of little blue penguins to starve to death.

Packed court room for seabed mining appeal hearing in Wellington, with many arguments.

Large parts of Great Barrier Reef were literally cooked to death.

This is the usual time of year for such sightings, even though they are relatively rare.

Most impacted tribe in New Zealand applauds limits, wants more progress in that direction.

Marine heatwaves are growing longer, stronger and more frequent thanks to climate change.

Kiwis may not know they just lived through an event freakish even under climate change.

Crucial clues about the contamination of our coasts may be hiding in an unlikely place.

Scientists film spectacular underwater action of the huge mammals beneath the sea ice.

A rescue helicopter has been sent in to winch out two men on board a troubled yacht.

The "green-lipped mussel king" comes from humble beginnings in Whanganui.

Mr Fothergill will receive UCOL's highest honour, the UCOL Honorary Fellowship

A group of young Kiwis have helped make new discoveries in NZ's Kermadec Islands.

A new study will help rescuers determine which whales to save first in mass strandings.

Two options offer areas for new reserves, but environment group calls process "flawed".

A man has been seriously hurt after his boat's engine caught fire near Waiheke Island.

Government considering plastic bags ban after 65,000-strong petition handed to Parliament.

Swimmers were ordered out of the water after two sharks were sighted at Papamoa Beach.

The boats won't arrive for a few days, but the Volvo Ocean Race village has opened.

Whanganui gets first share of Provincial Growth Fund.

Dunedin man unwittingly photographs gruesome scene.

Number of NZ sea lion pups on subantarctic islands falls 40 per cent in just 20 years.

What impact is dumped rubbish having on our marine life?

Mangroves future in hands of central government. Made with funding from NZ on Air.

Nicky Sinden wants people to head down to their local beach on Sunday for a clean-up.

Beachgoers asked to look out for ailing sealife, amid worries about killer disease.

Forest and Bird is worried sewage overflows could be hurting Auckland's marine life.

A new art exhibition highlights an environmental "time bomb" in the Hauraki Gulf.