An interview and scene examination will take place to decide if further action is needed.

The vessel didn't have a working radio... lifejackets, charts or other means to navigate.

Inquiry checks boom device after two sailors died

A rafting guide has died following an incident on the Shotover River.

Skipper of grounded ship admits failing to keep lookout

A new art exhibition highlights an environmental "time bomb" in the Hauraki Gulf.

Boat skippers breaking maritime laws and illegally entering Poor Knights no-go area.

"Salvage the oil from WWII wreck or face environmental tragedy in the Hauraki Gulf."

No charges will be laid following the death of Auckland swimmer Leslie Gelberger.

"I just thought I was having fun. I didn't realise it was a criminal offence."

A skipper has been convicted and fined after a waka capsized.

A captain has been charged after trying to berth a 40,000 tonne logging ship while drunk.

Crew member airlifted from US ship to Whangarei Hospital after suffering abdominal pains.

Researchers have found 'nationally significant' marine habitats at Kapiti Island.

All those early mornings worth it as Team New Zealand cross the line first.

Inhabitants thought Kiwis were pirates when they washed up on the island.

The four Kiwi yachties on board the Jungle are on their way to Fiji

Maritime NZ considers logos on boats and social media use commercial gain.

Three lucky West Coast fishermen survived an early-morning liferaft ordeal in heavy seas.

Man says he warned port management he had 'nearly blacked out' from fumes.

Girl rescued and search under way for man after boat was found adrift in Manukau Harbour.

Thousands of boaties swapped their old lifejackets for new in a Coastguard safety scheme.

Taking an emergency beacon with him on a tramp saved a diabetic man's life this weekend. The man was part of a group which was tramping

An independent ship surveyor raised concern about the Francie operating on the Kaipara bar three months before the ill-fated boat sank in the area.

A fishing boat has run aground off the sensitive Otago coast.

Police are concerned for the welfare of a boat owner who left their small, red yacht moored on Lake Benmore in the South Island a

Harbourmaster not happy after rescuing then being abused by a local yachtie who attempted to cross the closed Westport bar on New Year's Day.

Missing yachtie likely to be sailing his tiny catamaran to Australia, where he has disappeared with his 6-year-old daughter Que previously, according to an expert.

A sailor in the Vendée Globe yacht race is in a race to reach New Zealand before his yacht breaks up.

Givealittle page raises over $10,000 in less than a day in support of family who lost a husband and father killed in the Kaipara Harbour boating accident.