Protection for the pristine Ross Sea is a dream realised for Kiwi film-maker Peter Young.

A pupil's question spurred teacher Libby Bowles to action over the plastics in our oceans.

Relatives angry news of blast revealed a week after sub disappeared.

A heartbreaking scene in Blue Planet is prompting viewers to ditch plastic bags.

Philip van der Mespel, who was picked up by commercial vessel the Norfolk Guardian, describes to the Herald the emergency that led to the sinking of his yacht, and his subsequent stranding at sea.

Pollution-poisoned crustaceans found in Mariana Trench, the deepest place on earth.

Seal pups frolic in nursery pool ahead of the 1st anniversary of the Kaikoura earthquake. Credit: NCTIR

Ocean drones will probe the wild Cook Strait in new study dubbed "Project Cookie Monster".

Grim new figures show Paris climate goals will be hard to meet fast, NZ scientists say.

Mass coral bleaching may not be a death sentence for all of the reef systems it touches.

An incredible 150-million-year-old 'sea monster' has been unearthed in India.

It's been called a slow-moving crisis. How will NZ deal with rising seas that threaten it?

Researchers building a business case for a bond used to fund permanent native forestry.

Divers around the world offer insights into how climate change might affect our oceans.

A sweeping Government stocktake out today warns of shifting temperatures and rising seas.

Scientists liken bizarre whale discovery to uncovering 'a fossil kangaroo in Scotland'.

Climate change is already transforming our oceans - but there's much more we need to know.

What do political parties propose to do about combating climate change?

Ocean and river cruising is one of the fastest growing travel sectors for Kiwis.

Damaging, extreme El Nino events will likely become twice as common under climate change.

The search for MH370 has produced incredibly detailed maps of vast expanses of deep ocean.

Kiwi scientists have helped build the most comprehensive global climate database yet.

The schooner Tara is on a global expedition to better understand the state of our oceans.

Sir Peter Blake's former schooner is making a well-timed visit to Auckland this weekend.

NZ scientists are preparing to probe the France-sized Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica.

The Greens want a higher refugee quota - and for rich foreign investors to pay for it.

New Zealand has joined a sprawling effort to map the ocean floor of the entire world.

Scientists have concluded that the Great Barrier Reef can no longer be saved.

Do we need a Hippocratic Oath to better protect our oceans? Two experts explain.

A monster wave has just been recorded near Campbell Island.