Now the pressure is off Stanley Paris and his failed attempt to circumnavigate the planet in 120 days, the 76-year-old has had time to mull over his future, and has not ruled out having another go at the world record.
The Government has defended its decision to award an $8 million ferry contract to a Bangladesh company rather than a local boat builder.
Govt defends decision to award $8m ferry contract to a Bangladesh firm
"I can't see this behaviour of having sharks associate food with boats coming to anything good." Shark-cage diving isn't appreciated by some Stewart Is boaties.
'I must now abandon this dream', says the 76-year-old former Dunedin man who was trying to sail around the world solo.
Footage of a fatal crash between a dinghy and a yacht in the Bay of Islands has been given to authorities to determine who was at fault.
A fundraising concert for opponents of a planned Waiheke Island marina has been lauded as "Woodstock without the nakedness" by organiser John Hawkesby.
Northland fisheries officers say they have seen little illegal fishing over the holiday period.
A diver who suffered a potentially fatal blow when struck in the chest by a stingray's barb is one of several people to have a close encounter so far this summer.
A blockade at the entrance to Hole in the Rock is being considered as part of a long-running row over money and mana.
"I saw everyone running from the water." Swimmers and boarders at Papamoa Beach head for sand as bronze whaler swims through the shallows.
A fisherman stabbed by a stingray while hauling in nets at sea managed to cut the barb off while it was still embedded in his leg.
Two Auckland holidaymakers suspected of illegally fishing inside a Northland marine reserve could face charges.
Revelations from 3D imaging study may prompt rethink on origins of vast underwater ridge east of Auckland.
Round-the-world solo yachtsman Stanley Paris has been seriously injured more than 2000km east of Porto Alegre, in Brazil, after falling from his mast.
A large white luxury fishing boat captured the attention of holidaymakers after it was beached at Whangamata Harbour on Friday.
'We're not intimidated by wealthy individuals.' Opponents of a 160-berth marina plan for Waiheke Island are promising a 'David and Goliath' battle.
A body found in Bay of Plenty has been confirmed as that of a fisherman who disappeared after a stingray pulled his fishing rod into the sea.
A man filming his diving expedition in Northland caught more than crayfish when he came face to face with a pod of orcas.
The Herald has walked the docks to catalogue the opulent visitors to the City of Sails.
The Department of Conservation (DoC) has quashed a rumour circulating in Hawkes Bay promoting an "open fishing day" at Te Angiangi Marine Reserve today.
A Kaiaua man is being credited with the courageous rescue of a stricken boatie.
Fisherman airlifted to hospital after fish's barb just misses an artery in his leg.