Poor conditions may prevent the rescue of a second whale entangled in rope today.

DOC staff are investigating reports of another 12-15 metre humpback whale caught in rope and plastic in the Far North.

A large humpback whale which was tangled in rope off the Far North coast has been freed this afternoon.

Department of Conservation staff attempting to free a humpback whale tangled in ropes in Doubtless Bay in the Far North have called off the operation for the night.

DOC staff will attempt to remove ropes around a whale in Doubtless Bay - if they can find it.

We have a family pass valued at $390 for two adults and two children to venture out to one of the most diverse marine parks in the world - Auckland's own Hauraki Gulf.

Riviera's new offering is being hailed as their most innovative yet.

As the weather warms up, boaters are advised to check that their trailers comply with towing rules.

The busy Auckland club needs someone to manage its operations.

A Kiwi spent 12 hours in shark-infested waters after falling overboard while sailing solo from the Gold Coast to Cairns.

Hone Harawira believes that 98pc of Maori will fail to meet the threshold to gain ownership of the foreshore and seabed under pending Govt legislation.

Tariana Turia, co-leader of the Maori Party, writes about the foreshore and seabed debates and tides of change.

The Atlantic ocean might not be the world's largest. But it is, writer Simon Winchester tells Stephen Jewell, the centre of the world and deserving of its own "biography".

A 22-year-old New Zealand man has been arrested over the death of an 11-year-old girl in a boating accident in England.