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

NZ ketch rescues family on board stricken catamaran on remote reef in South Pacific Ocean.

Fresh bid to reduce plastic in the ocean. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

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.

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.

Some coastal communities may have to be pulled back in the face of sea level rise.

An event that happened 183 million years ago could be on the brink of happening again.

Pesky pine pollen from New Zealand forests could be altering far-away ocean ecosystems.

A Kiwi company will use a high-tech buoy to record some of the largest waves ever seen.

People under the influence of psychedelic drugs attain a "higher" state of consciousness.

Journalist's adventure to film the blue whale turns into an environmental horror story.

Our oceans are bearing the brunt of climate change. How much more heat can they take?

Micrometre-sized plastics are wreaking havoc in our oceans, a scientist says.

A grant from the Heartland Fund has helped the latest Kawhia beach cleanup. But, an ownership review of King Country Energy could mean the future of the community fund is at risk. Made with Funding from NZ On Air

International festival, Sea Walls: Murals for Oceans, organised by PangeaSeed, a public art project that brings the oceans into the streets around the world, is coming back to Napier for a second year. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A 14-year-old from Kiribati was rescued after drifting alone in the Pacific Ocean.

Fisheries groups have teamed up to oppose Trans Tasman Resources' second bid to mine iron sands from the ocean floor in New Zealand's Exclusive Economic Zone.

Whales, toothfish and the confounding puzzle that is Antarctica's sea ice will be targeted in six bold new Kiwi studies to be carried out on the frozen continent and in the Southern Ocean.

MAIN PIC MC270117NADSUP1.JPGStand up paddle boarder Marcus Hansen will soon be swapping the tranquil waters of Whangarei's Town Basin

There's a strange side to one of the country's wealthiest citizens.

COMMENT: I'm glad we finally moved towards banning microbeads, it's been great for the nation to have this conversation, late or not.

A landmark court ruling which allows councils to place restrictions on fishing is being challenged by the Government.