Overfishing and kina boom make crayfish weakest link in food chain
Crayfish fishing around our coastlines is thought to be triggering a damaging sequence of effects that also threatens the species' infants.
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Easy Rider verdict unfair - grieving mum
'Foveaux Strait is an iffy strait'. A woman who lost four family members when the Easy Rider sank says she's distressed by the guilty verdict slapped on the skipper's widow.
Marine life better protected
Kaikoura's world-renowned wild marine environment will be better protected by a new marine reserve.
Target tasty dory for an easy bite
There have been some bright spots on the fishing scene, with occasional bags of nice snapper reported.
Rena's rooms raised from reef
The massive accommodation block of the wrecked container ship Rena has seen daylight for the first time in more than two years.
Police urge better communications
A three-hour search was carried out in Western Bay of Plenty last night after a boat carrying three men was reported overdue.
Finding 'wartime' mine gives sailor a jolt
A Bay of Plenty sailor thought he'd gone back in time when his catamaran almost struck what appeared to be a World War II-era sea mine off the Auckland coast.
Mussel beds experiment a clear success
Scientists hoping to boost marine life and water quality in the Hauraki Gulf are buoyed by the instant success of a trial to re-establish mussel beds on the seafloor.
Aviation fuel spills into Lyttelton Harbour
About 1500 litres of aviation fuel leaked into Lyttelton Harbour after a storage tank was damaged by a landslip during the storm that hit the area earlier this week.
New marine reserves: Protecting paradise
There's no signpost to say you're nearing New Zealand's subantarctic islands, but a welcome that's a little more dramatic.
New subantarctic marine reserves
Three new marine reserves, covering 435,000 hectares of ocean, have been set up in the subantarctic today.
Diver survives death spiral
A free diver who was dragged to the depths of the ocean by a killer whale has told how he got down to his "last breath" during the terrifying ordeal.
Scientists back fisherman's survival story
When a bedraggled and bewildered Jose Salvador Alvarenga washed up on a remote Pacific atoll many were sceptical of his tale - but it's been backed by scientists.
Sewage dumped into Gulf
Ferry operator Fullers admits dumping raw sewage into the Hauraki Gulf, but says a new Waiheke Island vessel due in August will have large enough holding tanks to avoid that.
Rare Orca stranding in NZ
The stranding of nine orca in Southland is only the third such mass stranding of the species recorded in New Zealand, a specialist researcher says.
Japan's whalers enter NZ waters
A Japanese whaling ship is reported to have tailed an anti-whaling ship into waters off Otago against the wishes of the NZ Govt, which labelled the move 'disrespectful'.
Bitten surfer vows to get back in sea
'When it first happened I was like, I'm not even getting in the bathtub again.' But surfer Darren Mills has changed his mind, after his shark encounter.
Whalers in NZ waters is 'offensive'
The Government should strongly censure Japan after one of its whaling vessels entered New Zealand's waters, the Green Party says.
Tributes for dead diver
Friends of experienced diver Bruce Porter have reacted with shock to his death after being hit by a boat.
Surfer punches shark
Dramatic details of surfer Darren Mills' lucky escape from a shark attack emerged yesterday, as the British immigrant began his recovery from serious injuries.
Monster jellyfish stuns scientists
'Wow, this guy's a whopper,' said experts of a 1.5m monster jellyfish that washed up on a Hobart beach last month. So what does its sting feel like?