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.

Conservation group Sea Shepherd have photographed a Japanese whaling ship with a dead whale in protected waters.

In the last of a five-part series looking at research in Auckland's blue backyard, an expert discusses how far our ocean ecosystems can be pushed.

Getting closer than 50m to a killer whale could set you back a couple hundred thousand or land you behind bars.

In the second of a five part series on Auckland's big blue backyard, science reporter Jamie Morton talks to seabird expert Dr Brendon Dunphy.

A sleek, human-driven submarine and a cutting-edge underwater sensing system are among the impressive innovations of a team of Auckland Uni engineers.

Fishing companies pledge changes to help endangered Maui dolphins.

Tristram Clayton embarks on an unforgettable tour of the Celebrity Solstice while it visits Auckland.

Secretary of State John Kerry won't criticize Donald Trump's climate policies, but says the next US Govt "dare not avoid" the issue.

Underwater cameraman Kina Scollay rubbed shoulders with formidable monsters of the deep to bring Kiwi viewers the first glimpses of an unseen world.

It's regularly voted one of the world's best, but Coromandel's Hot Water Beach is also New Zealand's most dangerous.

NZers are celebrating the agreement by 25 countries to establish an enormous sanctuary in Antarctic waters.

The new Ross Sea Sanctuary.

Scientists have just discovered a new species of heavyweight shark - but we're 20 million years too late to have seen it.

As consultation opens on an oil and gas drilling plan, some city councillors are now questioning if the Government will listen to what they say.

A Whangarei man had a close encounter with a great white shark, capturing the exciting moment on video.

Currents are shifting, temperatures are climbing and the availability and dynamics of nutrient upwelling is changing.

The Government has dismissed one of the key recommendations in a report on rising sea levels.

Dr Tom Trnski, head of natural science at Auckland Museum thinks that our marine systems could recover if humans back off.

Close encounter with "the most beautiful of sharks" earns place among New Zealand Geographic's Photographer of the Year finalists.

Baby orca J50 leaps out of the waters of Haro Strait between islands in British Columbia and America's Washington state, seemingly with a large stretch of water to itself.

Since becoming New Zealand's first marine reserve in 1975, Goat Island has proven to be worth its weight in gold - and snapper.

A long-standing mystery over why the world’s sea level was dramatically higher 135,000 years ago than it is today is closer to being solved by scientists.

Researchers have linked an ancient marine dolphin fossil, found in Waitaki, with an endangered dolphin that lives in Nepal, India, and Bangladesh.

A company which spent up to $65 million in a failed bid to mine ironsands from the South Taranaki seabed, has applied for a prospecting permit covering a huge swathe of seabed north of Ross.

After years of threatening to inject its unwelcome wet and dry extremes into our climate, the chances of El Niño shaking up weather are now greater than ever, scientists say.