These Hawaiian sea safaris are more Blue Planet than Life Aquatic.

Call for urgent action as findings show more heat stored than previously thought.

"A lot of people imagine underwater is this really quiet place, but it isn't."

Researchers are warning rubbish is becoming a "growing hazard" at New Zealand's beaches.

A relaxing 5-night cruise to Tasmania has ended with a man behind bars.

Northland surfer Andrew Brough speaks about the moment a great white shark sunk its teeth into his body.

Royal couple to help clear cigarette butts from Melbourne beach.

A pod of killer whales have been spotted in the waters of Wellington's Lyall Bay.

From next week if you look into Auckland's harbour you will see strange floating objects.

COMMENT: Plastics are affecting turtle populations but probably not in the way you think.

The explanation isn't overly scientific either, NIWA says.

Norman and climate activist Sara Howell were discharged without conviction.

Young Kiwi leaders and Hawaiian Airline staff clean up rubbish from around the Pacific.

Floating rubbish collector creator hopes to clean up Pacific Ocean's garbage island.

UQ Global Change Institute Director Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg explains significance of new research that has found evidence to suggest the 2016 coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef also affected deep reefs. Credit: UQ Global Change Institute

Climate change may threaten even the darkest depths of world-renowned Great Barrier Reef.

The floating boom was being towed from San Francisco to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

Top NZ scientist dismayed at allegations of Japanese whaling in new Antarctic reserve.

Century-old shipwreck revealed by most complex seafloor survey ever undertaken in NZ.

University of Otago whale researchers tasked to find "Saildrone" missing since 2015.

Māori nationwide to be asked: "What is keeping you awake at night?"

Federica Mogherini says the EU is always a solid, reliable partner.

Kite surfers putting on an impressive display while taking advantage of the southerly gale and big swells at Lyall Bay on Wellington's south coast.

The Southern Ocean below NZ absorbs 40 per cent of CO2 emissions. But for how much longer?

A leopard seal has been found shot dead on a Northland beach in New Zealand. Source: Supplied

Plastic pollution could push some NZ seabird species to the brink of extinction

As his co-workers insist it wasn't an accident.

All Blacks Sevens Tyla Nathan Wong and All Black Israel Dagg help raise awareness on how plastic effects our oceans. / Greg Bowker

Warmer-water events can worsen the nutritional balance of fish, new study finds.

With plastic now being found in Antarctica's pristine waters, has action come too late?