Sighting of liferaft similar to one carried by Nina spurs renewed effort to find her and 7 people missing since June.

A ship carrying a cargo of bananas had to be towed to port in Auckland this morning after its engines failed entering the Rangitoto Channel.

A new TV show about underwater adventures will showcase Northland's Poor Knights reserve alongside some of the best diving spots in the world.

Sailor Pete Shierny is fighting for boaties' rights in Auckland Council-owned areas after a hostile "get out" message from Westhaven Marina.

The world's fastest ship looked menacingly quick, even at berth, on a brief stopover in Wellington yesterday.

Hemi Anisi goes to work with a gun - and a wary outlook for pirates.

Regular readers of the Marine page will no doubt have noticed that many of the new craft we feature do not originate on these shores.

New Zealand's fight to establish a massive marine reserve in Antarctic waters has been delayed at least another three months.

A 29-year-old man who died when he was swept off rocks while fishing at a notorious Whangarei spot yesterday has been named as Mario Openshaw.

New Zealand officials are tempering expectations ahead of make-or-break talks to establish the world's largest marine reserve in Antarctica this week.

Most sailors gearing up for next month's 470 world championships will be hitting the water as they fine-tune their preparations but not Jo Aleh - instead, she'll be riding some of the most demanding stages of this year's Tour de France.

The Bay of Plenty Regional Council is reviewing how it notifies the public about oil spills after a refuelling accident went unreported last week.

Three missing American sailors have an emotional bond with a Whangarei family that the locals will never forget.

An American overstayer has been banned from sailing from the Bay of Islands for the Pacific Islands because his yacht is unsafe.

Danielle Wright takes a look underneath the sea at the Auckland War Memorial Museum's Moana - My Ocean exhibition.