Auckland MPI Fishery Officers seized a recreational boat after the group were found

The four children are between the ages of 7 and 11.

The men, aged 52 and 44, failed to return from their fishing trip yesterday.

The keen fishermen appear to have broken more than just lockdown rules.

It's no surprise the First Bloke's love of the ocean has rubbed off on his daughter Neve.

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The two friends went to pull up cray pots when their boat was flipped by a large wave.

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"We're calling on the conscience of New Zealanders to abide by it," iwi leader says.

Monster bass weighing 82kg caught off eastern Bay of Plenty.

Police have found the body of a man who has been missing for almost two weeks.

There is a call for more education and coastal safety training for migrant communities.

Down a nondescript country lane near Murchison is one of New Zealand's best-kept secrets.

A Lower Hutt man and a Napier man were sentenced last week in unrelated cases.

Greg Potter did not know he would become the third Kiwi to land a marlin from a kayak.

The pair were trout fishing on the Ngaruroro River in the Kaweka Ranges.

Boat had five times the legal limit - 99 snapper between three men.

'I told my mate to gas the boat to get out of here.'

The illegal catch was usually sold pre-cooked for between $700 and $1310 per load.

It has been protected for 45 years, but the fishers allegedly claimed they did not know.

Trip to the hospital for 'little fella' after hooks embedded in his calf.

A 'Karen' threatened to call the police on a fisherman after a fish he caught died.

15-year-old relied on strength of his legs to bring in big fish.

Whitebaiter plucked from sea by rescue helicopter but suffers heart attack during flight.