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Air Force sent to rescue Tongan boat
A Royal New Zealand Air Force Orion found a fishing boat with engine failure before it drifted onto reefs near Tonga overnight.
Plastic not so fantastic on our local beaches
If you're the owner of 4,203 bottles, 53 condoms or eight syringes, Sam Judd and Mitzi Borren have your lost property.
North Korean ships caught fishing in protected water
The Government is campaigning to have two North Korean ships caught illegally fishing in a protected area off Antarctica blacklisted.
Branson dives deep for next venture
Virgin Group founder Richard Branson now plans to explore the deepest depths of the world's oceans with a jet-like submarine.
DOC investigates reports of fishing in marine reserve
Department of Conservation (DOC) officials have seized two nets and about 80 fish following reports of commercial fishing in a marine reserve in Auckland.
Princess Ashika sentences 'a joke', says friend of victims
A New Zealand-based Tongan man who lost friends in the Princess Ashika ferry tragedy in Tonga says the sentences handed to three of the men found guilty over the incident are a joke.
Princess Ashika sentencing today
Four men and a shipping company found guilty of 30 charges relating to the 2009 sinking of the Tongan ferry Princess Ashika, in which 74 people died, will be sentenced today.