Man illegally digging pond near wetland gets caught out when his digger gets stuck.

Work is nearly completed on the boom of the world's biggest single-masted superyacht now docked in Auckland. Dave Ridley, Hall Spars

Flying drones close enough to southern right whales to catch some of the bugs they blow out will help tell scientists more about the effects climate change is having on the planet.

It's the world's largest single masted superyacht, and its billionaire owner has sent it to New Zealand for repairs.

DOC had to shoot a fur seal pup after someone put it on the back of a motorbike while skylarking on the Hokitika beach

Kiwi boat maker Sealegs is back in the black and has sold its 1000th craft.

COMMENT: If we are to have faith in our government and the system that governs our fisheries we need to know more, writes Richard Baker. Nathan Guy needs to show strong leadership and demand a comprehensive, independent inquiry with broad terms of referen

Bottlenose dolphins could disappear from the Bay of Islands if nothing is done to halt a decline apparently caused by too much interaction, a report warns.

Warning: Content may disturb. Unseen footage shows the moment a sailor in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race discovered the mummified body of a man on a stricken ship.

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Plan to create better chances for protection appears to have been scuppered for greater mineral exploitation, writes Anton Van Heldon.

A historic ferry has sunk overnight at its berth in Auckland.

Sooner or later, I was going to have to exhale.

Bay of Plenty iwi plan to appeal a decision to allow the Rena wreck to be left on Astrolabe Reef.

The Government's proposals for revamping our marine protection legislation are long overdue. It is now 45 years since the Marine Reserves Act 1971 came into force, writes Raewyn Peart.

WATCH: A high-definition camera attached to a penguin's back has had 'ground-breaking' results.

If commercial fishing is prohibited inside the boundaries of Recreational Fishing Parks, the displaced fishing effort will simply increase pressure on fish stocks outside the park boundaries, writes Jeremy Helson.

The Govt's plan to limit commercial fishing in the Hauraki Gulf has received a less than enthusiastic response.

Clinging to their upturned boat, injured and being smashed by violent 6m waves, three Auckland boaties thought their time was up.

Currents are shifting, temperatures are climbing and the availability and dynamics of nutrient upwelling is changing.

KiwiRail says internal investigation ruled out external factors or a power surge as the cause of the 2013 incident.

A man on a fishing vessel has been winched to hospital after suffering from a medical condition out at sea.

The scientist who drove the establishment of New Zealand's first marine reserve has died.

A Royal Navy sub was sent on a Cold War mission to spy on its own side to prove that crews could safely carry out surveillance of the Russian fleet.

Beachgoers are being urged to stay safe this summer, with lifeguards already gearing up this long weekend. A special pre-season rescue exercise was held yesterday at Muriwai Beach to show the work lifeguards do while on duty. Volunteers used inflatable boats, jet skis and other life-saving equipment in the choppy waters to demonstrate a rescue.

The decision to ban a US theme and marine park from breeding orca in captivity is a historic move, says New Zealand orca expert Dr Ingrid Visser.

Dr Tom Trnski, head of natural science at Auckland Museum thinks that our marine systems could recover if humans back off.

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