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![Daytripper: Under the sea](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Daytripper: Under the sea
Danielle Wright takes a sneak peek under water in a glass-bottom boat at New Zealand's first marine reserve, at Leigh.
![Divers join search for missing yachtie](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Divers join search for missing yachtie
Divers have joined the search for a 73-year-old yachtie who went missing in mysterious circumstances last night.
![Yachties despair as thieves strike](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Yachties despair as thieves strike
A New Zealander rescued from a stricken yacht in the middle of the Pacific Ocean has been left penniless after thieves stripped her vessel when it washed up in Australia.
![Yachting: Elliotts in pride of place](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Yachting: Elliotts in pride of place
Thirty years after their impressive debut, the first three Elliott 5.9s are still racing competitively and will be taking part in this weekend's Auckland Regatta.
!['Golden rules' for safe swimming with sharks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Golden rules' for safe swimming with sharks
Shark scientist Riley Elliott says people can swim with sharks without being attacked – they just have to know how.
![Spray flies in high-speed spectacle](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Spray flies in high-speed spectacle
Excitement filled the air and the sea at the Offshore Powerboat races yesterday.
![Boat is an entertainer's dream](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Boat is an entertainer's dream
I don't know about you, but when I think of Maine I conjure up images of snow, freezing cold winds and revoltingly rough seas.
![Sharp end of shark research](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sharp end of shark research
A researcher embarking on the country's biggest shark-tagging exercise says New Zealand is lacking scientific data about its rapidly declining shark populations
![Found: Cat lost overboard](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Found: Cat lost overboard
The owners of a seafaring cat who was presumed drowned after falling overboard were amazed to be reunited with their pet nearly five weeks later.
![Cleanup crews find illegal dump sites](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cleanup crews find illegal dump sites
Volunteers cleaning Dunedin's beaches for Sea Week were dismayed to find someone had been using the beach as a personal rubbish dump.
![It's war in the water - scientist](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
It's war in the water - scientist
While the world is focused on the dramatic campaign to stop Japanese whaling in Antarctic waters, conservationists are focused on a less known threat to marine mammals. And this time the target is the US Navy.
!['Poor safety culture' on sunken vessel](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Poor safety culture' on sunken vessel
The difficulties in getting foreign vessels to adhere to NZ standards before going out to sea has been highlighted by a coroner's report into the sinking of Oyang 70.
![Sea lettuce impact revealed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sea lettuce impact revealed
An estimated 2.4 tonnes of drifting sea lettuce is entering Tauranga's Waikareao Estuary on each cycle of the tide during the worst affected times of the year.
![John McCrystal: Titanic II a folly fit for our times](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
John McCrystal: Titanic II a folly fit for our times
Apart from being a worthy sink for Clive Palmer's pesky extra billions, you're unlikely ever to find a more apt symbol for our times, writes John McCrystal.
![Port festival to feature tall ships](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Port festival to feature tall ships
More than a dozen tall ships and 1000 sailors will call into Auckland for a three-day festival over Labour Weekend, starting on October 25 with a mass arrival and welcoming flotilla.
![Kids seen without lifejackets](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kids seen without lifejackets
Thirteen children were among 79 people in the Bay of Plenty caught not wearing lifejackets as they headed out to sea this summer.
![Study exposes world's slaughter of sharks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Study exposes world's slaughter of sharks
Sharks are being slaughtered at an unsustainable rate, with a new study showing 100 million are killed a year.
![Volunteers net 27 bags of litter in beach clean up to kick off Seaweek](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Volunteers net 27 bags of litter in beach clean up to kick off Seaweek
Instead of rubbish, Okahu Bay was littered yesterday morning with people cleaning up the shore.
![Plastic rubbish killing sea life](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Plastic rubbish killing sea life
About 225 million tonnes of plastic are produced globally each year. New Zealand imported nearly 210,00 tonnes of nurdles last year and 61 per cent of plastics made in New Zealand are used for packaging.
![Ruakaka fishing competition to return](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Ruakaka fishing competition to return
There could be some fish hooks in the way prizes are allocated in future but the organisers of the southern hemisphere's biggest snapper contest say it will definitely be held again next year.
![Bay iwi demands more Rena information](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Bay iwi demands more Rena information
The Rena's owner and insurers are not disclosing the full details of assessments on potential environmental impact associated with leaving the wreck on the reef, a lawyer representing iwi says.
![Marine company fined $30k after explosion](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Marine company fined $30k after explosion
A Mangawhai marine company has been ordered to pay $30,000 after a boat explosion injured three people, including one who suffered permanent hearing loss.