A massive iceberg spotted southwest of New Zealand by scientists working on Macquarie Island could be moving closer.

Life imitated art as swimmers were warned to stay out of the water where Spielberg's film 'Jaws' was filmed due to great white shark sightings.

Alex Macdonald says he was kept in Tongan police custody for five days, accused of killing his skipper.

It's a story that reads like the plot of a movie thriller - lost in the Pacific.