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Sharks to be protected from slaughter
More than 80 species of sharks that frequent the Pacific oceans will now be protected under a new regional plan.
How ship strikes are killing Auckland's whale population
The Hauraki Gulf's resident whale population may disappear before most of us know what we're missing.
Iceberg on its way to our shores
A massive iceberg spotted southwest of New Zealand by scientists working on Macquarie Island could be moving closer.
Govt orders review after tsunami response
The Government has ordered a review after deeming New Zealand's response to yesterday's tsunami "not good enough".
'Jaws' sighting where Jaws filmed
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.
Kiwi yachtie's Pacific nightmare
Alex Macdonald says he was kept in Tongan police custody for five days, accused of killing his skipper.
Kiwi in tragic mystery at sea
It's a story that reads like the plot of a movie thriller - lost in the Pacific.