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Southland’s waters warming faster than most
Waters are warming in Murihiku Southland at higher rates than elsewhere, with implications for fishe...
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Secure your haul-out now for a ‘clean summer getaway’
Marine biosecurity experts call on New Zealand boat owners to ensure they book
their haul-outs and...
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Mahurangi oyster farmers despair at Watercare’s biggest sewage spill yet
Auckland oyster farmers are furious after what is believed to be the biggest wastewater spill into t...
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Hauraki marine protection law creates ‘dangerous precedent’ – recreational fishers...
The new Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana Marine Protection Act - which comes into force from this weekend...
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Control efforts underway as invasive lakeweed threatens Otago lakes
Efforts to control an invasive lakeweed are ramping up across Otago lakes - with preparations now un...
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DOC removes wilding pines
To protect the Auckland icons unique nature, 1012 wilding pines have been removed from Rangitoto Isl...
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Map marine mammals on the move
It’s that time of year again when young fur seals start turning up in all sorts of odd places, from ...
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Little Barrier Island no mooring detail
There are restrictions on some fishing activities within the controlled area that make contact with ...
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World Ocean Day 2025, celebrating the oceans that connect
Most of us who spend time on the water don’t go looking for deep meaning in it. The ocean is just th...
In the poo!
I want to highlight an issue we have with yachts and cruising vessels visiting Kawau Island.
Sewa...
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Ocean with David Attenborough: A cinematic call to restore our blue planet
Opening in cinemas worldwide on 8 May 2025, Ocean with David Attenborough is more than just a docume...
Mediterranean Fanworm found on vessels in Wellington / top of the South Island
A recent survey conducted by the Greater Wellington Regional Council and the Top of the South Marine...
Matakana Island’s Panepane Wharf gets an upgrade
For boaters navigating the waters of Tauranga Harbour, Matakana Island has long been a familiar and ...
Iongairo: Mapping the seafloor to protect Canterbury’s marine life
Most Kiwi boaters are considerate of New Zealand's marine environments. A healthy marine environment...
$6.2M Northland exotic Caulerpa funding welcomed but we all need to do more to safeguard NZ waters
New Zealand’s coastal waters face an escalating threat from exotic caulerpa, an invasive seaweed now...
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Check for marine pests
Marine biosecurity teams are reminding boaties and all marine users to make sure they are across mar...
Russell leads the way in wharf recycling: A community effort to keep the Bay clean
Over the Christmas and New Year period, Russell had a noticeable addition to its wharf – a pop-up re...
In Darwin’s footsteps
In 1835 British naturalist Charles Darwin stepped ashore at the remote Galápagos Islands. The visit ...
New research vessel for Goat Island
Working out of Goat Island, Te Kaihōpara will help highlight the need for more marine reserves in th...
BOP: Remember the rules around the Motiti Protection Area
Under the new rules, no-one can take fish, shellfish, or plants from these areas. These rules apply ...
IT’S EASY BEING GREEN
Modern engineering makes it easy to reduce boating’s environmental impact while saving money at the ...
Downunder Takeaways
A look below the waterline can reveal cling-ons that could devastate our marine ecosystems...
Want seaweed with that?
Supplementing your diet with seaweed could relieve medical problems such as chronic obstructive ...
When cat’s paws grow claws
Sometimes waves are gentle and undulating. But they can become monsters, turning a pleasant crui...
The Southern Ocean
In 1953, with the stroke of a pen, the most important ocean on the planet disappeared.
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HIJACKING an ICEBERG
Water shortages are becoming increasingly common in a world reeling under global warming and climat...
SUPPORT FOR WHITEBAIT CHANGES
Forest & Bird is heartened that 90% of respondents to a Department of Conservation survey suppor...
RUBBISH RUNNERS
One man’s rubbish, so the old adage goes, is another man’s gold. In some cases, though, the riches a...
MELTING ARCTIC ICE OPENS NEW ROUTE
The Venta Maersk, carrying a cargo of frozen fish, arrived in St Petersburg in August, having left V...
Rodney Russ: Southern Ocean Explorer
Russ has spent more time in this ocean than most and has shown more people its beauty than anyone el...
RIP Diesel?
A bit like Mark Twain who famously declared that media reports of his death were exaggerated, so too...
Sub-Antarctic Shuttle
Not too many boats head south from Bluff, at mainland New Zealand’s southern extremity. But one yach...
Island transporter: Lloyd Stevenson vaka motu
Easier transportation of people, medical supplies and cargo around the islands of Micronesia took a ...
Cruising the Greenland fjords
Yachts and icebergs. They are not supposed to meet because it can all end in tears, usually below th...
Birds in the bilges
Customs regulations often restrict international border crossings to a mind-numbing crawl. Not so in...
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