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Hundreds of snapper dead on beaches
Fisheries officials are investigating the death of hundreds of snapper washed up on Coromandel beaches.
Our favourite beaches: Whangamata
In the 1950s, high-profile American surfers and their camera crews broadened their search for the perfect wave beyond their home beaches.
Holiday drownings 'inevitable'
Play it safe in the water and know your limits this summer, says Water Safety New Zealand.
Mystery fire sinks one boat, damages two others
Police are investigating how a yacht caught fire, burned through a line and caused damage to two other yachts nearby.
Rescuers criticise 'unprepared' boaties
Three boaties who spent the night in Cook Strait could have been rescued much sooner.
Men missing at sea found alive
Both of the men missing after their small boat capsized off Wellington's south coast last night have been found alive.
Dramatic leap caught on camera
When Mandy Hague went to White Island to count seals, she had no idea she would get a photo of a mako shark leaping from the water.
Fishy tail of shark attack wins woman her contest
A shark attacked a snapper and bit off part of its body as it was being reeled in by an angler - but left enough on the hook for the fisher to win her contest.
Diver missing north of Auckland
A diver failed to resurface after going underwater north of Kawau Island and has not been seen for several hours.
Survivors of fishing boat sinking arrive in Bluff
The bodies of five seaman and the 20 survivors from the sinking of a Korean fishing boat in the Southern Ocean arrived in Bluff last night.