"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.

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 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.

A newly released independent review into Maritime New Zealand's handling of the Rena disaster has been described by the agency's first director as "housekeeping".