Latest from Great Barrier Island

Severe weather: 18 hours of rain for parts of country

Hunker down - days of rain, gales and snow are on the way.

Schoolkids face rough voyage off island

School hires skipper to ferry students off Great Barrier Island in rough weather.

Busy weekend for Auckland Coastguard

Boaties in strife have kept Coastguard crews busy in the northern region this weekend, with multiple people rescued from stricken vessels.

Yacht sinks off Great Barrier Island

A man was rescued from his yacht as the vessel sunk into the drink off Great Barrier Island on Friday.

A ferry good way to travel

Paul Charman mingles and meets an old friend on his way to Great Barrier Island.

Neck injury after chair fall

Man flown to hospital after falling onto his neck.

Missing fisherman found dead on boat

A fisherman who was missing near Great Barrier Island, northeast of Auckland, has been found dead on his boat.

Coastguard launch search for fisherman

A Coastguard plane is up looking for a man who is overdue from a fishing trip at Great Barrier Island.

Revealed: Bold plan to save Hauraki Gulf

Proposed new marine protected areas, rules for polluters and changes to commercial fishing methods have been revealed in a long-awaited master plan for the Hauraki Gulf.

Great Barrier Island: Hidden paradise an air hop away

Sarah Ell relishes a taste of Great Barrier's wild landscape and sense of freedom.

Family wait for sanctuary deal closure

Two years after a nature sanctuary was put up for sale on Great Barrier Island, its owners are awaiting a deal to be settled with their preferred buyer

Great Barrier Island: A bird's life

Elisabeth Easther visited Great Barrier Island's Glenfern Sanctuary and found plenty to crow about.

The lost boys of the Barrier

It was supposed to be an island boot camp to scare youngsters straight. But it spun out of control, scarring many participants for life.

Scallop fisheries monitored after parasite threat

Government scientists promise to keep a close eye on three scallop fisheries from where they have received reports of deformed, watery and stunted specimens.

Parasite hits scallop beds

Concern is stirring over the health of several scallop fisheries after an investigation has detected the spread of a new parasite to North Island waters.

Endangered dolphins at Great Barrier Island

Researchers have discovered a new hot-spot for a nationally-endangered species of dolphin near the shores of Great Barrier Island.

Warning to Barrier fishers on threat to rare petrel

As the rare and endangered black petrel nests on Great Barrier Island over summer, fishers have been asked to remain on guard to avoid accidentally hooking them.

Great Barrier Island blaze

Firefighters last night battled a blaze at a farm on Great Barrier Island.