A fisherman whose boat sank in the middle of the night was so determined not to surrender it that he swam the waterlogged vessel nearly 1km to safety.

A New Zealander was preparing to skipper a yacht in an international race when the boat was seized by Iranian authorities in territorial waters.

Warnings are in place to protect ships from running into a group of icebergs approaching New Zealand.

It pays to keep a close eye on the hunters in the sky, says Geoff Thomas.

Poor whitebaiting season underlines the need to preserve bush-clad waterside habitats.

More than 80 species of sharks that frequent the Pacific oceans will now be protected under a new regional plan.

Facts about global warming are not always gospel.