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Bottle lids, toys, cosmetic items - what's in your average city drain
The average inner-city Auckland drain has 59 pieces, including items you...
Unanticipated dumping ground
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.
Rising oceans a threat to Aussie cities
Australia's main cities face floods and king tides from rising sea levels that could make once-in-a-century disasters....
Plastic not so fantastic on our local beaches
If you're the owner of 4,203 bottles, 53 condoms or eight syringes, Sam Judd and Mitzi Borren have your lost property.
Branson dives deep for next venture
Virgin Group founder Richard Branson now plans to explore the deepest depths of the world's oceans with a jet-like submarine.
Large swells likely as Cyclone Atu brushes past
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.
NZ's cooler waters protect us from the worst storms
Only a freakish combination of weather conditions could see a storm with the force of Cyclone Yasi reach New Zealand.
Mourning dolphin carries dead calf around harbour
A dolphin known as 'Potato' has been spotted swimming in Whangarei harbour with a dead calf on her fins.
Niwa: Sharks more at risk than swimmers
Some sharks lurking around NZ waters this summer are in more danger than the swimmers they scare, Niwa says.
The call of the waves
James Russell rounds up a few water sports you may want to get your teeth into this summer...