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The last fish supper

For years, we've considered fish to be a healthier, more eco-minded alternative to red meat and chicken, but today this has been called into doubt. Anna Hart finds out how we can enjoy seafood without a side-helping of guilt ...

Fish stocks on rise - but there's a catch

New Zealand is braving an international backlash by going after fish species environmentalists say are unsustainably caught. Geoff Cumming reports.

Watchdog flexes muscles over Sanford's take over bid

Sanford quiet on bid for Pacifica

Search for trawler crew stood down

The search for three men missing in the Southern Ocean has been called off, with rescuers saying their chance of survival is 'nil'.

At least three dead after trawler sinks off NZ coast

Three bodies have been found and three crew are still missing after a NZ chartered trawler sank in the Southern Ocean with 51 crew on board.

Crayfishing boat seized

Fish forever ?

When it comes to fish, New Zealand is often held up as an exemplar of what happens when you get things right.

Aquaculture keen to grow, as rules relax