New ZealandHook a feed, not a fine: Free app keeps summer fishers within the rulesIt updates closures, gear restrictions and biotoxin alerts for your trip.23 Dec 02:00 AM
New ZealandShane Jones orders total halt to crayfish harvesting from April next yearThe ban will run from April 1, 2026 for five years or until stocks recover.19 Dec 06:12 AM
PremiumNew ZealandHow a community leader from a tiny NZ town began working with Mexico's most powerful cartelExclusive extract from Jared Savage's new book on the new era of gangs in New Zealand. 09 Aug 08:00 PM
New ZealandCourt again rejects ministry's management plan for Northland's cray fishery21 Feb 05:00 PM
PremiumNew ZealandPublic sector cuts: $58m so far in redundancy payouts at Govt agencies07 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMatthew HootonMatthew Hooton: Government’s savings programme half-hearted, poorly targetedOPINION: With the dire need to cut costs, agencies should have to justify why they exist.18 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandMore than 3500 eels found dead in stream: Second mass death this yearIt was a shock to see so many elvers dead.20 Mar 05:00 PM
New ZealandLuxon announces Cabinet reshuffle, Seymour made Associate Justice Minister responsible for Treaty billThe Prime Minister says the reshuffle “further clarifies" ministers’ responsibilities.26 Jan 02:28 AM
New Zealand'One step closer to extinction' - Female Hector's dolphin found deadA conservation expert said this is a "catastrophic blow" for the species24 May 07:48 AM
Politics‘Emergency closure’: Scallop fishing in Coromandel banned amid ‘dire’ declineThe closure, which begins on Friday, would be initially in place for three months.12 Dec 11:34 PM
New ZealandCaught out: Pair pinged over blue cod plunderFishermen fined, boat forfeited after pair lie about why they had more fish than allowed.27 Oct 07:53 PM
CrimeBucket of toheroa proves expensive takeaway for manPeople caught unlawfully in possession of toheroa can face fines of up to $20,000.02 Sep 01:57 AM
New ZealandButchered great white shark upsets Northland iwi and DoCKaipara iwi and DoC say the juvenile great white shark was butchered on a beach.25 May 07:41 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionChris Hipkins: Growth in public service is goodOPINION: Public Service Minister explains a good public service is a core Labour value.08 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandPolice, MPI sting sees 150 paua, 284 kina released, poachers fined150 paua, 284 kina and five undersized crayfish were seized and returned to the ocean.06 May 08:31 AM
PremiumPremiumFreight and logisticsPattrick Smellie: Fish farm objections smell like seabed miningHuge difference between salmon farm and undersea mining op, but parallels are emerging.24 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandActor petitions Government to help Māui dolphinShe's delivered a petition calling for greater protections for the endangered mammals.18 Aug 10:03 PM
New Zealand'Wide and ambitious' plan to reduce dolphin deathsThere are just 63 Māui dolphins left in the wild – the Govt has a plan to protect them16 Jun 09:28 PM
New ZealandThey took 485 paua from a Hawke's Bay beach - just two were legalA sharp U-turn back to the beach when a police car came towards them gave them away.17 Apr 02:03 AM
New ZealandGiant tuna catch off Hawke's Bay coast sells for $46,000"Danielle" skipper Steve Harvey and crew hauled in a 230kg tuna last week.16 Apr 10:08 PM
New ZealandFisheries Minister in war of words with Greenpeace bossRussel Norman says the fisheries proposals are a 'big defeat' for the Labour Party.04 Feb 09:28 PM
New ZealandOrca treat man and sons to special performance'It was the experience of a lifetime'.17 Jan 05:00 PM
New ZealandHook in its mouth: Heartbreaking photo of seagull sparks pleaSeagull has fishing equipment snared around itself, including a hook in its mouth.16 Jan 08:29 AM
New ZealandCars seized, charges laid over black-market pauaDivers were caught with 30 times the daily paua catch limit.19 Apr 04:09 AM
New ZealandBlack-market crayfish: Father and son finedA father and son have been fined for running a black-market crayfish operation.02 Mar 05:36 AM
New ZealandMassive haul of undersized paua seized on Wellington coastlineNearly 300 illegal paua were taken from the Wellington coast - and just one was the legal size.30 Jan 08:40 PM
New ZealandMPI to review illegal dumping of fishAfter week of controversy regarding illegal dumping of fish, the Ministry for Primary Industries announces independent review.19 May 04:07 AM
New ZealandRiches in snapper snapshotScientists have used an underwater camera to count large snapper in Hauraki Gulf marine reserves.31 Mar 03:15 PM
