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Schoolboy rowers injured in collision
Senior students went to the rescue of an Otago Boys' High School rowing eight when their skiff was hit by a powerboat driven by their coach in Otago Harbour yesterday morning.

Long weekend push for life jackets
Maritime safety agencies and police will be out in force at launching ramps and jetties over Labour weekend to explain Auckland Council's new rules on wearing life jackets in small boats.

Still no trace of fisherman lost at sea
Authorities searching for fisherman Nick Stubbs were yesterday still unable to find any trace of him.

Safer Boating Week off to rough start
As inaugural Safer Boating Week kicks off, boaties are being reminded how quickly things could go wrong.

One dead in another boating tragedy
Police have confirmed the man who died when a 12-foot boat flipped at Mahia, north of Wairoa on the East Coast, this morning was a 57-year-old local.

Lost fisherman: Mates keep searching
School friends of Nick Stubbs say they'll keep searching the sea everyday until they find their mate.

Police name lost fishermen lost at sea
When Nick Stubbs and a mate left Martins Bay near Warkworth in a red fibreglass boat at 5pm on Tuesday, he told loved ones they 'wouldn't be long'.

Anglers told trout from 1080 catchments edible
Trout taken from catchments where 1080 poison has been dumped are safe to eat, the Ministry of Primary Industries says.

Power restored after wild winds batter North Island
Most households that lost power after winds battered the North Island yesterday have been reconnected.

Wild weather set to hit Canterbury
Severe winds are expected to pound inland Canterbury today but northern New Zealand should enjoy a brief break from stormy, windy weather.

Searches continue for Tauranga boy
Surf lifesavers trying to find the body of missing boy Jack Dixon will decide whether to continue their search on Friday.

Wild weather: 'You name it, we've got it'
Severe winds have lifted roofs and brought down trees across the North Island, but Auckland and Northland have been spared the worst of the wild weather.

Not guilty plea over diving death
The director of charter company Dive Spot has pleaded not guilty on charges laid after a boat propeller killed an Auckland man.

Lone yachtsmen saved by resident's call
A lone Wellington yachtsman was showing signs of hypothermia after a snapped mast left him stranded nearly 2 nautical miles from shore this evening.

Pollution and falling fish stocks damage Gulf
As $100 million of shiny new craft go on display at Auckland's On the Water Boat Show, the Hauraki Gulf has received a damning report about its health.

'In actual fact, the boat saved my life'
Wayne Redman clung to the upturned hull of his boat for hours in icy-cold water fearing he might not survive.

Fisherman in serious condition
A fisherman missing on the Tauranga Harbour since midnight last night has been found after making his way to shore.

Wellington's whale of an issue
A nearly seven-metre long whale washed up in with the tide overnight on a Porirua beach but DoC has yet to decide how to dispose of it.

Marina battle in court
The developer behind a controversial $10 million marina project that will divide Waiheke Island says investors can "kiss their money goodbye" if the project is scrapped.

South gets its chance to enjoy marine reserves
For 40 years, thousands of people have enjoyed Auckland marine reserves - now South Islanders and their visitors can look forward to similar pleasures.

Fishing ban in Gulf, Sounds
Commercial fishing would be banned from the inner Hauraki gulf and the entire Marlborough Sounds under National's plan for new recreational fishing parks in those areas.

New marine reserves on West Coast opened
Five new marine reserves have been officially opened on the West Coast today.

Farmers to fence off waterways - Greens
A Green Party policy would require all farmers to fence off rivers, lakes, waterways and wetlands from stock with a buffer zone for vegetation by mid-2017.

Snap a quick pic? Errr, no
A shark attack sent $12,000 worth of camera equipment down to the bottom of the ocean off New Zealand - and now a $5000 reward is being offered to get it back.

$78m yacht: Affair of the Hart
Rich-lister Graeme Hart was hands-on with the design of his new luxury superyacht, says the naval architect behind the estimated $78 million vessel.