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".

Editorial: The final outcome of the Rena grounding was far from the environmental disaster initially forecast.

A 35-year-old surfer was fatally mauled by a shark Saturday off a notorious stretch of Australia's west coast, police said.

Both New Zealand Greenpeace activists being held in Russia over an Arctic drilling protest have been freed on bail.

A $6.8 million superyacht owned by a New Zealand businessman has sunk after catching fire in England.

Shark finning will be banned in New Zealand waters under a government proposal announced today.

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

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.

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.

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-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.

A strikingly decorated New Zealand designed and built Rayglass Legend 2350 has been gaining a following in the marine centres of Australia.

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.