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![A holiday with your teenager can be fun. No, seriously!](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
A holiday with your teenager can be fun. No, seriously!
I had to convince an adolescent that a hike would be fun. Eventually I wore him down.
![Concerns raised over $1 million Coromandel fishing contest](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Concerns raised over $1 million Coromandel fishing contest
Event organisers and fisheries officials happy with fish population and methods.
![Rocky escape: Police scale up warnings to stay safe](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Rocky escape: Police scale up warnings to stay safe
Police are reminding fishermen to stay safe when rock fishing after a rescue that involved Police Search and Rescue and the Westpac helicopter took place in the early hours of Friday, February 16. Video / NZ Police
![2024 a make-or-break year for Hauraki Gulf](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
2024 a make-or-break year for Hauraki Gulf
OPINION: Nearby gulls wouldn't even eat the snapper fillet.
!['Holy cr*p - never seen that before'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
'Holy cr*p - never seen that before'
Fishermen Murray Wootton and Joe Edlington were shocked when they caught a kingfish in Northland and it spat out a kahawai. Video / Murray Wootton / J.E. Wilds
![Young duo's first marlin catch](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Young duo's first marlin catch
"We've caught a marlin every day this year": William Andrews, 11, and his mate Elliot Mobberley, 12, celebrated new years day with their first ever marlin catches. Video / Supplied
![Editorial: Uplifting survival tale also highlights water safety basics](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Editorial: Uplifting survival tale also highlights water safety basics
OPINION: Our editorial on the critical issues raised by Will Fransen's survival story.
!['Team effort': Tropical tuna hauled aboard by family near Cape Kidnappers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
'Team effort': Tropical tuna hauled aboard by family near Cape Kidnappers
Forget tuna in a can, fishers are catching them fresh - and big.
!['I just kept staying alive': Man's 24-hour ordeal after falling overboard without life jacket](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
'I just kept staying alive': Man's 24-hour ordeal after falling overboard without life jacket
Will Fransen spent nearly 24 hours drifting in the ocean without even a life jacket.
![Enchanter report highlights 'inadequate' search and rescue response](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Enchanter report highlights 'inadequate' search and rescue response
The Enchanter was carrying 10 passengers – five of whom died.
![Letters: 'Despair' over plundering of marine reserves](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Letters: 'Despair' over plundering of marine reserves
OPINION: Letters on climate changes, GST on food, Winston, and modern music.
![Skipper charged after Enchanter tragedy appears in court](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Skipper charged after Enchanter tragedy appears in court
Lance Goodhew and his company have been charged over deaths of five men.
![Anchoring ban, rāhui now in place on caulerpa-infested areas in BOI](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Anchoring ban, rāhui now in place on caulerpa-infested areas in BOI
Mana whenua and the Government move to fight invasive seaweed.
![Bunnings caught short: Pinged for under-sized snapper in BBQ ad](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Bunnings caught short: Pinged for under-sized snapper in BBQ ad
Bunnings agrees to yank ad showing friends cooking undersized fish on beach.
![Transport watchdog calls for regulation of all recreational skippers, boats](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Transport watchdog calls for regulation of all recreational skippers, boats
TAIC has identified nationwide safety issues relating to recreational boats and boating.
![Reefs 'teeming with life' found on Pātea seabed amid mining case](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Reefs 'teeming with life' found on Pātea seabed amid mining case
Niwa says the reefs are rich with thriving plants and animals.
![Jamie Tuuta to chair Sealord Group](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Jamie Tuuta to chair Sealord Group
Jamie Tuuta is chairman of Whakaata Māori and Tourism New Zealand.
![Focus: Gareth Cooke on Project Kahurangi launch](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Focus: Gareth Cooke on Project Kahurangi launch
Project Kahurangi is New Zealand's first marine conservation digital library. Video / NZ Herald / Supplied
![Tourism Minister Stuart Nash on NZ’s best beaches - and his ultimate summer pick](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Tourism Minister Stuart Nash on NZ’s best beaches - and his ultimate summer pick
From the East Coast to the top of the South, Nash says we're spoiled for choice.
![Editorial: Best Beach 2023 best way to start the new year](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Editorial: Best Beach 2023 best way to start the new year
EDITORIAL: It's been another long and difficult year; thank goodness we can hit the beach!
![Search continues for missing fisherman](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Search continues for missing fisherman
The alarm was raised early this morning after man failed to return.