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.

The police yesterday called off the search for Taulagi Afamasaga.

The search for the man still missing after the Francie capsized in the Kaipara Harbour is continuing.

A fellow boatie said he had laid complaints about skipper Bill McNatty's competence.

Judges orders boss to pay $12,000 to worker seriously injured when fuel tank exploded.

A New Zealand-owned fishing trawler called Endurance has run aground at the Boulder Bank in Nelson this morning.

A man who died while docking a container ship at Lyttelton last year was not wearing a life jacket and was harnessed to a faulty wire, a report has found.

The man who is missing and presumed dead after falling overboard from a Kiwi yacht foiled a robbery earlier this year.

Sixty three-year-old man was swept away after the yacht Platino sustained damage to its rigging 550km north of New Zealand.

The young Invercargill man shot dead on Stewart Island had helped build a hunters' hut on the island with his father and been on the local deerstalkers association's executive.

Police have released the name of a young hunter shot dead on Stewart Island yesterday.

An investigation into a Shotover Jet crash which left two people hospitalised has found the crash was down to driver error.

Four commissioners have been appointed to decide whether a resource consent should be granted allowing part of the Rena wreck to remain on Astrolabe Reef.

Two launches collided in Whangarei Harbour last night, leaving them both significantly damaged.

As thousands of holidaymakers get set to hit the beach and boaties prepare to launch, warnings are being issued about staying safe.

New Zealand's maritime authority is investigating how shipping around our coasts can be made safer, after a high-level report into the Rena grounding.

NZ’s maritime authority is investigating how shipping around our coasts can be made safer, as a high-level report into the grounding of the Rena reveals a catalogue of issues.

The findings of the Transport Accident Investigation Commission's investigation into the catastrophic grounding of the MV Rena, released today, detailed a list of concerns, including those around crew training and international conventions.

Marine officers are aghast a 294-metre iron-sands export ship will be allowed to berth close to the rugged Waikato west coast tomorrow - without a licensed pilot.

Senior students went to the rescue of a year 9 rowing team when their skiff was hit by a powerboat driven by a coach in Otago Harbour this morning.