Nelson business aims to build first crew-free commercial fishing boats
Fishing boats that can function without crew and be controlled remotely are bein...
‘There was no plan’ – 100 days in Fiordland exploring new rivers
Three Kiwis went off-grid, paddling, hiking and fishing for kai to sustain them....
Highly invasive caulerpa seaweed found at Whangārei Harbour
The highly invasive seaweed pest Caulerpa has been found at Whangārei Harbour fo...
Cook Strait ferry sailings cancelled, residents told to stay off beaches as swells up to 10.5m forec...
A mandatory evacuation order has been issued for waterfront properties on the We...
Cook Strait ferry sailings cancelled, residents told to stay off beaches as 7-metre swells forecast ...
Wellington Civil Defence is preparing for a "significant swell event" tomorrow a...
Great Barrier Island ferry loses both life rafts
Passengers on a ferry sailing from Aotea/Great Barrier Island could only watch...
Residents in favour of charging for Cathedral Cove access, survey reveals
A local poll suggests residents of a Coromandel town are in favour of charging o...
‘Well and truly on its way’: El Niño very likely to peak over New Zealand summer
An El Niño that peaks over the New Zealand summer is now very likely, bringing w...
Trans-Tasman Yacht Challenge competitor survives night in leaking boat battered by swells
A competitor in the trans-Tasman Yacht Challenge is back on dry land in New Zeal...
Night rescue: Boatie found clinging to cushion in icy Lake Wanaka
A Wanaka boatie has been rescued clinging to a seat cushion in near-freezing wat...
Weather: South Island braces for possible floods, warnings for both islands
Incoming heavy rain could be the big...
Customs unveils underwater tech to combat smugglers
Customs have announced three new remotely controlled underwater vehicles to comb...
Hundreds submit on Fisheries proposal to manage shellfish in Auckland, Coromandel
More than 300 people have submitted feedback to Fisheries New Zealand as part of...
GPS device to keep track of boaties when cell range drops out
For the first time a GPS device that seamlessly switches to satellite once cellu...
Two injured after jet ski explodes near Emu Point
A jet ski near the Motuihe Channel exploded on Saturday, with smoke and flames s...
How Annette Hall accidentally spent 20 years as ‘mum’ to Far North boaties
For the past 20 years Annette Hall has been like a mother to the boaties of the ...
Coroner’s finding: Hastings man Iakopo Sagote, 47, had underlying heart condition which contributed ...
When Iakopo Sagote's friends saw him struggling in the water while free-diving f...
Hantavirus-hit cruise ship passengers to quarantine in Perth
Australian passengers who were on board the hantavirus-hit cruise ship will be o...
Australians and New Zealander last to be evacuated from hantavirus-hit cruise ship
A Kiwi onboard a cruise ship that has been hit by the hantavirus is expected to ...
NZers on cruise with hantavirus outbreak could face quarantine on return
It's believed only one New Zealander is on board the MV Hondius, which is dockin...
Dame Lisa Carrington skips World Cup regatta on medical advice
Dame Lisa Carrington won't compete in the opening Canoe Sprint World Cup regatta...
Earthquake trio hits north of Bay of Plenty
The eastern North Island has been jostled by a trio of earthquakes north of Bay ...
Standoff as Vega crew await repatriation to India
Indian crew members on board the ship Vega have raised concerns about when they ...
Kiwi joins all-female voyage to tackle plastics problem in the Pacific
Rāwinia Wikaira has seen the impact of ocean pollution first hand in the waters ...
Person rescued after going overboard from Cook Strait ferry
A person has been rescued, after falling overboard from a ferry in the Cook St...
SailGP not going ahead in Auckland next year, as government rejects funding
SailGP will not be going ahead in Auckland next year as the government has rej...
Kayakers rescued from rough waters off Auckland beach
Two people have been rescued from rough waters, clinging to their kayak 5.7 kil...
Weather: Heavy rain warnings and watches for upper North Island
MetService says a tropical cyclone could potentially head towards New Zealand wi...
Tropical Cyclone forms in the Solomon sea
The Solomon Islands Meteorological Service said a tropical cyclone warning is ...
Interislander expects hours-long delays over by the weekend
KiwiRail says higher than usual freight and passenger numbers are leading to d...
Maritime NZ detains Bluebridge’s Connemara ferry in Wellington after inspection
Maritime NZ has detained Bluebridge's Connemara at its Wellington berth after mo...
Ferry cancellations: Students left stranded after rowing regatta
Finding replacement flights for a group of students whose ferry sailing was canc...
U-turn on fish sizes not enough for some
Advocacy groups are supporting the government's U-turn on minimum size limits fo...
Connemara Cook Strait ferry sailings cancelled for sixth day
Bluebridge has cancelled its Connemara Cook Strait ferry sailings for a sixth co...
Red warning as 320mm of rain looks set to hit North Island
Up to 320mm of rain could fall in Northland in 48 hours from 4pm this afternoon,...
Earthquake of magnitude 7.6 strikes Tonga islands
A tsunami was not expected after a deep 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck near the...
Toxic algae warnings issued for Hutt and Wairarapa rivers
Toxic algae warnings have been issued for Hutt and Wairarapa rivers.v
Bluebridge weekend Cook Strait sailings cancelled after technical fault
A technical fault has halted sailings on a Cook Strait ferry this weekend, disru...
For sale Slipper Island expected to fetch more than $10 million
Slipper Island, an exclusive chunk of land off the Coromandel Coast is up for gr...
Faulty alarm and surge protection led to Mahurangi River wastewater spill, reviews find
* This story has been udpated to clarify the total cubic metres of sewage that f...