A volunteer drive to clean up Kiwi beaches for summer has collected 10 tonnes of rubbish.

NASA has just released this amazing image of phytoplankton bloom around the Chatham Islands.

The slaughter of 23 seals on the Kaikoura coast last week has prompted debate on whether seals need to be culled in the area.

Shocked holidaymakers are shunning the beaches at a luxury Egyptian resort plagued by a series of deadly shark attacks.

New Zealand businesses are enjoying the fruits of a booming cruise ship industry, as tonnes of food and drink are loaded aboard for luxury-loving passengers.

The number of seals which will die as a result of a brutal attack could be many more than the 23 found, a zoologist says.

Twenty-three seals, including eight newborn pups, were found clubbed to death on the Kaikoura coast. DoC believes the seals were attacked over a number of days.

Deep water fishing is firing at the moment, with large numbers of kingfish over deep pinnacles and reefs in the Hauraki Gulf.

When Tanu Filo heard his son's voice on the phone, he thought it was a miracle.