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!['I'd take my own family on': KiwiRail boss defends ships after Aratere refloated](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
'I'd take my own family on': KiwiRail boss defends ships after Aratere refloated
The Maritime Union said the incident could have been a disaster in different weather.
![How the grounded Aratere unfolded - a timeline](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
How the grounded Aratere unfolded - a timeline
Interislander’s Aratere ferry ran aground on Friday night following a steering failure.
![Aoraki/Mt Cook rescue: Solo climber found after freezing night on mountain](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Aoraki/Mt Cook rescue: Solo climber found after freezing night on mountain
The man raised the alarm yesterday after he fell while climbing Boys Glacier.
![Retired man's life savings gone after sleeping skipper grounds fishing boat](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Retired man's life savings gone after sleeping skipper grounds fishing boat
'I have nothing left, thanks to Simon's stupidity.'
!['You can't tame the ocean': Lawyers close their case for Enchanter tragedy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
'You can't tame the ocean': Lawyers close their case for Enchanter tragedy
Judge Philip Rzepecky will decide whether the skipper risked his customers' lives.
!['World's first electric hydrofoiling tourism vessel' hits Auckland Harbour](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
'World's first electric hydrofoiling tourism vessel' hits Auckland Harbour
The runabout is seen as the stepping stone to a 100-passenger vessel.
![Duo arrested on yacht after Auckland homes burgled](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Duo arrested on yacht after Auckland homes burgled
A 48-year-old man is due to appear in Auckland District Court tomorrow.
![Expert believes Enchanter boat should have stayed put amid 'gnarly and confused' weather](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Expert believes Enchanter boat should have stayed put amid 'gnarly and confused' weather
The Enchanter skipper continues to stand trial following the deaths of five men.
!['Now I drown': Enchanter skipper on being trapped under upturned boat](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
'Now I drown': Enchanter skipper on being trapped under upturned boat
Goodhew survived by finding a pocket of air and thought 'I'm going to die'.
!['I love the port, I still do': Former Port of Auckland boss takes stand in workplace death case](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
'I love the port, I still do': Former Port of Auckland boss takes stand in workplace death case
'Mr Gibson never sought to avoid his responsibilities to the port. He does not do so now.'
![Enchanter survivor describes massive wave flipping boat in an ‘instant’](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Enchanter survivor describes massive wave flipping boat in an ‘instant’
The three-week trial of skipper Lance Goodhew has started in the Whangārei District Court.
![Enchanter fishing boat tragedy: Five deaths, several charges, one upcoming trial](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Enchanter fishing boat tragedy: Five deaths, several charges, one upcoming trial
The three-week trial starts on Monday in Whangārei. Here's what you need to know.
![Former Port of Auckland boss on trial for workplace death in unprecedented prosecution](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Former Port of Auckland boss on trial for workplace death in unprecedented prosecution
It's the first time a large corporate CEO has faced charges over a workplace fatality.
![Searchers stood down as police take over inquiry into missing fisherman](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Searchers stood down as police take over inquiry into missing fisherman
Helicopters and supporting vessels sent back to shore after a sustained search effort.
![Plan to sink Hawke's Bay fishing trawler to provide home for marine life](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Plan to sink Hawke's Bay fishing trawler to provide home for marine life
Retiring to the reef, the Twofold Bay trawler is to be given a second life.
![The best free things to do in Auckland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
The best free things to do in Auckland
A long weekend in Auckland doesn't have to break the bank.
![KiwiRail charged after Interislander ferry loses power in Cook Strait](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
KiwiRail charged after Interislander ferry loses power in Cook Strait
The Kaitaki lost power and came close to running aground in January last year.
!['We were literally in mid-air': Rescued man's stormy sea ordeal on 30-tonne boat](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
'We were literally in mid-air': Rescued man's stormy sea ordeal on 30-tonne boat
The seafarer says 'boiling' water conditions were like nothing he had ever seen.
![Sealord fined more than $250k after crew exposed to asbestos](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Sealord fined more than $250k after crew exposed to asbestos
'This was a major industry player that should have known better' - Maritime NZ.
![Port fined $500k fine over death of stevedore](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Port fined $500k fine over death of stevedore
Maritime NZ says worker's death at Auckland site was due to port safety failures.
![Charges laid against powerboat skipper after collision with Blue Ferry](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Charges laid against powerboat skipper after collision with Blue Ferry
The iconic Blue Ferry sank on April 13 after a collision involving the powerboat.