The average inner-city Auckland drain has 59 pieces, including items you...

Our coasts and oceans are turning into an unanticipated dumping ground as millions of litres of rubbish make their way to the beaches and Gyres.

Australia's main cities face floods and king tides from rising sea levels that could make once-in-a-century disasters....

If you're the owner of 4,203 bottles, 53 condoms or eight syringes, Sam Judd and Mitzi Borren have your lost property.

Virgin Group founder Richard Branson now plans to explore the deepest depths of the world's oceans with a jet-like submarine.

The latest cyclone to grow out of the Pacific is forecast to brush past NZ, creating a risk of high seas on the North Island's east coast.

Only a freakish combination of weather conditions could see a storm with the force of Cyclone Yasi reach New Zealand.

A dolphin known as 'Potato' has been spotted swimming in Whangarei harbour with a dead calf on her fins.

Some sharks lurking around NZ waters this summer are in more danger than the swimmers they scare, Niwa says.

James Russell rounds up a few water sports you may want to get your teeth into this summer...

The search for 17 people missing after a Korean fishing vessel sank in the Southern Ocean early today has been scaled down as it becomes increasingly unlikely further survivors will be found.

Five people are dead and 17 missing after a Korean fishing vessel sank in the freezing waters of the Southern Ocean, 2700km south east of Bluff, early this morning.

New Zealand is one of four nations calling for whaling protest ships in the Southern Ocean to safeguard life at sea.