Although Henderson-based Smuggler Marine is not one of New Zealand's largest or best known GRP manufacturers, it is certainly one of the most versatile.

The gannets set their sharp wings like those on a jet plane.

Police still hope to find a New Zealand man alive after he jumped into rough seas to save a friend off a beach near Melbourne on Wednesday.

A New Zealand adventurer is launching a daring attempt to become the oldest and the fastest person to sail solo, non-stop, around the world.

A New Zealand-US bid to establish the world's largest marine reserve in Antarctica is understood to have been blocked by China, Russia and Ukraine.

A simple error of judgment led to a diving tragedy that claimed the life of Mark McLeod off the coast of Hahei on Sunday.

He's known for putting boobs and bikes on Kiwi streets, but now porn kingpin Steve Crow is on a new crusade - ridding New Zealand harbours of invasive pests.

At just 119 nautical miles, next weekend's Coastal Classic Yacht Race is far from being New Zealand's longest coastal race.

When fishing in places like the Rangitoto Channel, Tauranga Harbour or any harbour with strong currents, the bigger snapper hang back from the boat.

Sir Peter Maire's Fusion Electronics has secured a lucrative deal to supply its audio systems to Australia's Jayco.

A meteorologist says it is possible new satellite images showing what looks like a boat in the Tasman Sea could be the missing ship Nina.

A Bluff woman has been named New Zealand's champion of water safety.

The changes to the recreational snapper fishery on the east coast of the North Island will result in more fish being killed, and will not solve the perceived problem of diminishing fish stocks.

When Busfield Marine - the Westhaven brokerage founded by NZ Marine's Peter Busfield - opened its doors in 1988, New Zealand had vibrant yacht and launch-building industries.

New report which rewrites danger level across the country requires big changes to civil defence readiness.

A proposed change to lifejacket laws to make wearing them mandatory in boats smaller than 6m has already proved controversial and split opinion.

There have been renewed calls for the wearing of lifejackets to be compulsory whenever anyone goes out on to the water.

The megayacht "A" that slipped into Auckland yesterday is believed to be the biggest to berth in New Zealand, with interior space almost 15 times the size of an average house.

Getting superyacht owners to holiday here is the way to maximise high-end spending.

The eye-popping megayacht that slipped into Auckland this morning is owned by a Russian oligarch set to cruise around the NZ coast this summer.