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<i>Rob Fenwick</i>: Sea levels set for dramatic rise
Polar scientists are united on the likelihood of level rises - but how much and when?
<i>Liam Dann</i>: Gulf spill may put dampener on NZ oil drilling
Is the attention New Zealand is getting from foreign oil prospectors accelerating?
Oil giant warns against legal backlash on deepwater drilling
Oil giant ExxonMobil says new rules to curb drilling should be held off until the lessons from the Gulf of Mexico disaster are fully understood.
NZ threatens court action over whaling
NZ will join Australia in taking legal action over Japan's whaling programme if last minute diplomatic solutions are not found.
Fish forever ?
When it comes to fish, New Zealand is often held up as an exemplar of what happens when you get things right.
Mankind warming the oceans - report
The world's oceans are warming up - and mankind is to blame, according to a scientists' report.
Oil spill nearing Atlantic currents
Computer models show the black ooze in the Gulf of Mexico may have already entered a major current flowing towards Florida and the Atlantic Ocean.
Obama shames oil bosses over blame game
Obama has pledged to end the "cosy relationship" between the oil industry and federal regulators.
BP, partners all try to shift blame
Top executives from BP and two other firms involved in the rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico came under fire at a US Senate hearing.
Time for Plan B to fix oil spill
Emergency crews are desperately trying to put together a new plan to stem the flow of oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico
Oil rig disaster caused by 'series of failures'
The most detailed account yet of what led to the deadly explosion on a BP oil rig that has left the US' coast exposed to millions of litres of leaking oil.
Burn-off starts in Gulf oil disaster
The US Coast Guard has successfully completed a controlled burn of a portion of the oil slick off the Gulf Coast.
'It's like watching yourself bleed to death'
Fisherman and seafaring residents of the Louisiana shoreline despair as a vast oil slick approaches.
Washington wakes up to oil-spill crisis
Questions are sure to be raised about a self-policing system that trusted a commercial oil operator to take care of its own mishap.
Sharks queue at underwater beauty salon
Everyone likes a bit of pampering now and again - and sharks and manta rays are no exception.
Residents allowed home after Hawkes Bay wave warning
Hawkes Bay coastal residents are allowed to return home after high waves prompted evacuations.