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Editorial: New Year Honours List shows the exceptional Kiwis who stepped up in 2024
OPINION: If you're thinking of how you want to change, there's plenty of inspiration.

‘Bad look’: NZ caught up in Cook Islands ship seizure controversy
Finns seize Cook Islands ship; NZ distances from sabotage link.

Logs flow again over the Eastland Port wharf
Eastland Port open for business again over the weekend after stormy weather.

Gang members arrested after alleged 200kg meth heist at Port of Tauranga
Two men allegedly broke into shipping container and pulled out five suitcases of drugs.

Analysis: How Winston Peters regained control of Cook Strait ferries
Peters is back at the helm and going back to the drawing board.

Editorial: Ferries update a political power play from Peters
OPINION: The new Minister of Rail is already styling himself as a ferry hero.

Opinion: Ferry flop - Govt reveals it still hasn't sorted its ship out
OPINION: What has the Govt been doing in the year since it cancelled the mega-ferries?

‘An announcement about an announcement’: Labour slams ferry delay
Chris Hipkins has accused the coalition of dithering on replacing the ferries.

D-day for Interislander, Government to reveal new Cook Strait ferries
The Government has promised the plan will be cheaper than the cancelled mega-ferries.

New data suggests doomed Manawanui was delayed a day for last-minute testing
The ship struck a reef and sank off Samoa.

Port of Tauranga FY25 net profit forecast to improve
Import and export volumes improve after sharp drop this time last year.

'Reckless': Boat with man and two kids aboard crossed path of 51,000 tonne container ship
Man charged after recreational boat moved into lane of 294-metres long ship entering port.

Why Manawanui clean-up will be put on hold
Efforts to recover three containers from the ship were due to start today.

Diplomat says Russian attacks on ships, Ukraine farmers show need for NZ support
Machinations around oil and shipping as Ukraine faces tough winter.

Letters: The costly fiasco of GP funding, Samoa deserves Manawanui compo
OPINION: 'General practice is struggling for funding and therefore for staff.'

200,000 litres of diesel has leaked from Manawanui
Sources say concerns were raised about potential leakage from the ship's engines.

Echunga sinks - Kiwis’ 1800s visual memory shaped by paintings: Toni MacKinnon
Opinion: Within hours the Echunga had broken up and almost all its cargo was lost.

Watch: 'Deeply... misogynistic' – Minister slates sexist criticisms of Navy commander after sinking
Collins took aim at what she called 'armchair admirals'.

CentrePort warns it's not a 24/7 emergency first responder to ferry breakdowns
Wellington's port has requested an urgent meeting with ministers over Cook Strait safety.

Sea turtle struggles in oil spill near HMNZS Manawanui wreck site
A sea turtle struggling to swim in thick, black oil on the water's surface near where the $100 million New Zealand Navy vessel sank in Samoa.

Air Force plane to help stricken Manawanui crew suffers setback on first mission
The $100m ship ran aground on Saturday and 75 people were rescued before it sank.