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

How ship strikes are killing Auckland's whale population
The Hauraki Gulf's resident whale population may disappear before most of us know what we're missing.

Deepest-dwelling fish in Southern Hemisphere photographed
New Zealand scientists have captured the first images of the snailfish Notoliparis kermadecensis.

Passengers on doomed ferry asked to help bail, inquiry told
Fifteen minutes before the Princess Ashika sank with the loss of 74 lives, passengers were asked to help bail, a survivor has said,

NZ whale venture scoops top tourism award
Whale Watch Kaikoura has been named the supreme winner at this year's Responsible Tourism Awards in London.

Sharp-toothed shark acts as midwife
Visitors to Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World were stunned to see one shark give another shark an impromptu caesarean section.

Iceberg on its way to our shores
A massive iceberg spotted southwest of New Zealand by scientists working on Macquarie Island could be moving closer.