Karel Sroubek went back to Czech Republic twice despite fears for life
High Court judge gave passport to Karel Sroubek to travel home, twice, while on bail.
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Thousands of dirt-cheap listings from China-based companies will likely disappear.
Rachel Rose: Whanganui shop sells to the world online
Specialist retailer has a business model that works
Lead in global search for giant inflatable Kiwi
The global hunt for a giant inflatable Kiwi that went missing has turned up a lead.
More than 200 feared dead as overloaded ferry capsizes
Boat had up to 400 on board but was only built to carry 105.
Boom set to corral ocean's plastic rubbish
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Watch: 285ft luxury superyacht built before your eyes
It takes years to build a superyacht, but this remarkable video shrinks that to minutes.
Underground booze barons: $40m in spirits smuggled into NZ
Death fears over smuggled booze into NZ.
Fast, safe, flexible road freight streets ahead of rail and sea
The Government has been talking about getting freight off the country's roads.
Record monster wave is biggest recorded in Southern Ocean
Scientists have just detected a record, seven-storey-high wave in the Southern Ocean.
Mega ship operator buys into luxury line that cruises NZ
Both cruise companies operate in New Zealand over summer.
Big Read: Technology wave set to lift shipping industry
Blockchain will drive the biggest change since the move to standard containers.
Frontline in the war against the stink bug
A report from the front line in campaign to keep the brown marmorated stink bug out of NZ.
D'oh! Out-of-control cargo ship hits mansion
Cargo ship loses control of rudder before impact with 18th century home.
Local Focus: Gisborne mayor off the rails?
Gisborne mayor Meng Foon faces criticism. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
New tanker shipping fuel from Marsden Pt
The new oil tanker is specifically designed for working around New Zealand.
Noise from ships affecting gulf's marine life
Underwater din of large ships making it hard for Hauraki Gulf species to communicate.
WWII wreck threatens oil spill across the Hauraki Gulf
"Salvage the oil from WWII wreck or face environmental tragedy in the Hauraki Gulf."
Seismic blasts 'harmful to marine life'
New recordings lay bare the underwater racket created by oil and gas industry's airguns.
Troop ship banned from rescuing men overboard
Sick, delirious soldier thought to have fallen from ship unnoticed.
Peters' port plan fails to make grade
COMMENT: Deal with Tauranga more logical than shipping freight through Northport.
Port profit down $23.5m, future investment cited
Ports of Auckland's profit drops
Hauraki Gulf: What lies beneath (and how they sound)
A seafloor study has revealed an underwater orchestra below the Hauraki Gulf's surface.
We need to talk about the price of food
COMMENT: After a good result in petrol price inquiry let's take a look at food costs.
What was container one million?
Port of Tauranga the first in New Zealand to handle a million containers in a year.
Dead whale towed away from harbour
Dead whale towed from harbour after officials thought it may be a shipping hazard.
Kaitaki to be NZ registered after KiwiRail purchase
KiwiRail has secured the future of the Interislander ferry Kaitaki by buying the boat
Port's 'urgent' outage over cyberattack
Lyttelton Port will suspend operations tonight.
Ferry crashes into port wall
Five people were injured after a technical fault sent a Tenerife ferry into a port wall.
World's largest ship arrives in Hong Kong
The world's largest vessel of any kind has hit the seas.
NZ to consider joining shipping standard
A researcher says it's embarrassing our country hasn't yet made the move.
Quake shakes and breaks Soviet liner
The giant November 2016 earthquake has snapped the top decks from a sunken Soviet cruise liner in the Marlborough Sounds.