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Family flee rogue yacht
"Who would leave a boat on autopilot in a harbour packed with boats fishing?" Police confirm an investigation into a yacht that knocked a man unconscious.
"Who would leave a boat on autopilot in a harbour packed with boats fishing?" Police confirm an investigation into a yacht that knocked a man unconscious.
A 17-year-old girl was rescued from the Waikato River early this morning by a police officer who swam to save her before she went under.
The speed a snapper can reach could have implications for how tasty it is, researchers say.
Anglers are being given the chance to reel in the catch of their career - a $1 million snapper.
Eleven great white sharks have been spotted at a single site in the Kaipara Harbour - the largest concentration of the species yet seen in the upper North Island.
When Ian Waterson saw a mother and her child being swept out to sea he ran outside, jumped onto his 4WD farmbike and drove straight into the ocean.
A veteran yachtsman spent two cold, wet hours perched on the mast of his heritage yacht after it hit rocks and sank in the middle of the night.
A man who attempted to swim across the Waikato River last night is presumed drowned, according to police.
A man was rescued off the Northland coast overnight after a yacht struck rocks and sank.
The king penguins huddle together, protecting their eggs from the cold, as others waddle across the ice into the water.
Eddie Haretuku and Graham Tahiwi are not afraid of heights - which is good, because their port work can take them up to 30m off the ground.
Police have confirmed a body pulled from the water off an Auckland beach on Monday was that of missing swimmer, 24-year-old Johnny Perese Faitaua.
Family and friends of a young Chinese man who drowned in Northland on Christmas Day are campaigning for bilingual warning signs about deadly coastal rips.
Agony for family of missing swimmer Johnny Faitaua after body found in the water near Bethells Beach, west of Auckland.
Family of missing swimmer hold vigil at Auckland beach as rescuers search coastline.
A second search has been carried out at daybreak for a man missing off O'Neills Bay on Auckland's west coast.
Sir Richard Branson sprays honeymooners Sir Ben Ainslie (right of group) and his new wife, Georgie Thompson, on Necker Island.
The Royal New Zealand Navy has discovered a third fishing vessel with illegal catch in the Southern Ocean.
Wondering how my local beach fared after a hot day with lots of human activity, I took my dogs for a run and did a spot of rubbish collecting along the shore and rock pools.
A 57-year-old Auckland man who spent a night at sea with no life jacket, lights or radio after experiencing engine trouble is among a number of boaties chancing it on the water.
A 12-year-old girl remains in hospital following a jetboat crash near Queenstown yesterday.
Two sharks, believed to be bronze whalers, made their presence felt at Papamoa Beach yesterday, causing several swimmers to make a quick dash to shore.
It has been a tragic summer in New Zealand waters, with eight drownings since Christmas Day.
International researchers are coming together to investigate a powerful force that lurks hundreds of metres deep in the Tasman Sea.