Divers have joined the search for a 73-year-old yachtie who went missing in mysterious circumstances last night.

A New Zealander rescued from a stricken yacht in the middle of the Pacific Ocean has been left penniless after thieves stripped her vessel when it washed up in Australia.

A woman has fed herself and held her children for the first time since a surfing accident left her paralysed.

An anxious mother cried tears of gratitude and relief after her 12-year-old son was dragged from the surf in a dramatic rescue at Napier's Marine Parade yesterday.

The father of a 12-year-old boy who was swept out to sea in heavy surf in Napier has thanked rescuers for forming a human chain that saved his son's life.

The difficulties in getting foreign vessels to adhere to NZ standards before going out to sea has been highlighted by a coroner's report into the sinking of Oyang 70.

Shark attacks have a profound effect on those who face the ferocity. After last week's shock death of Adam Strange, Amelia Wade talks to three survivors of ocean savagery.

Adam Strange's closest friends and family said goodbye with a bang at sunset last night, echoing a cheeky joke of long ago.

Two naked fishermen had to make a desperate swim to Matakana Island after their kayak sank in Tauranga Harbour.

A seven-year-old boy and his father suffered leg injuries when their boat exploded in a Picton harbour today.

A Mangawhai marine company has been ordered to pay $30,000 after a boat explosion injured three people, including one who suffered permanent hearing loss.

Auckland yachtsman Gary Carruthers watched in shock as the overloaded boat motored past him between Station and Mullet bays on Saturday afternoon.

The trial of a Bluff woman who has denied charges laid after the sinking of her fishing boat Easy Rider last year will probably take one week.

Friends and colleagues have paid respects to Kiwi journalist Rebecca Davidson, who was killed in a boat collision in the Seychelles this weekend.

Lifejackets saved the lives of boaties in two water emergencies as people took to the lakes and seas this weekend.

A New Zealander who was driving a motorboat which hit and killed an 11-year-old girl at a London water park will not face charges, British police have decided.

The Coastguard is urging boaties to stick to common safety practices during the city's 173rd Anniversary Day Regatta today after a plywood runabout sank in the Motuihe Channel yesterday.

A group of teenage boys have told of an hour-long rescue in which they pulled three struggling swimmers from ferocious seas.

A video of a speedboat dousing a burning vessel by swerving next to it has gone viral on the internet.

A coroner has recommended that boaties should be warned about the dangers of smoking cannabis.