The New Zealand Government is taking a passive role while Kiwi lives are put at risk and Japan's whalers get a green light, says Labour MP.

Anti-whaling protesters say Japanese whalers ignored distress calls after the Ady Gil was severely damaged during a collision.

The NZ anti-whaling vessel half-destroyed when it and a Japanese whaling harpoon ship collided is too damaged to be salvaged.

An international law expert says anti-whaling protesters were 'at the very limit and edge of the law'

The NZ Government has called for restraint after an anti-whaling protest vessel and Japanese harpoon ship collided in Antarctica yesterday.

More than 120 whales died over 48 hours in two separate beachings, the Department of Conservation says.

Helen Van Berkel searches the Hauraki Gulf for those gentle giants - Bryde's whales

Moko the dophin injured two 12-year-olds when he aggressively tried to get hold of their boards.

Two orcas thrilled divers in Gisborne by swimming with them, while nearby, Moko the dolphin stole a surfboard, stranding its owner.

Playtime or dinnertime ... diver Kirisimasi Foaga didn't know which it was as six orcas swam towards him and nudged him.

More than 80 species of sharks that frequent the Pacific oceans will now be protected under a new regional plan.

The Hauraki Gulf's resident whale population may disappear before most of us know what we're missing.

Whale Watch Kaikoura has been named the supreme winner at this year's Responsible Tourism Awards in London.