There are two types of people in Auckland today. Those who say, "So what. It's just a boat". And humans, writes Andrew Dickens.

The salvage operation to retrieve the Kestrel has started today. Work is underway to raise the historic ferry from where it sank at its berth at Wynyard wharf overnight Monday.

Warning: Content may disturb. Unseen footage shows the moment a sailor in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race discovered the mummified body of a man on a stricken ship.

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Plan to create better chances for protection appears to have been scuppered for greater mineral exploitation, writes Anton Van Heldon.

A historic ferry has sunk overnight at its berth in Auckland.

Sooner or later, I was going to have to exhale.

Bay of Plenty iwi plan to appeal a decision to allow the Rena wreck to be left on Astrolabe Reef.

The Government's proposals for revamping our marine protection legislation are long overdue. It is now 45 years since the Marine Reserves Act 1971 came into force, writes Raewyn Peart.

An Auckland biodiversity student is part of a team of scientists researching and monitoring humpback whales and their migration in the Cook Islands.

The Environment Minister said the protection laws would be too legally complicated.

The Govt's plan to limit commercial fishing in the Hauraki Gulf has received a less than enthusiastic response.

Clinging to their upturned boat, injured and being smashed by violent 6m waves, three Auckland boaties thought their time was up.

Currents are shifting, temperatures are climbing and the availability and dynamics of nutrient upwelling is changing.

KiwiRail says internal investigation ruled out external factors or a power surge as the cause of the 2013 incident.

A man on a fishing vessel has been winched to hospital after suffering from a medical condition out at sea.

The scientist who drove the establishment of New Zealand's first marine reserve has died.

A Royal Navy sub was sent on a Cold War mission to spy on its own side to prove that crews could safely carry out surveillance of the Russian fleet.

Dr Tom Trnski, head of natural science at Auckland Museum thinks that our marine systems could recover if humans back off.

I run an asset management firm and hear terrible advice that our prospective clients have received elsewhere.

While most teenagers spend their spare time checking their Facebook updates, Yasmine Dai has been more interested in staring into murky tanks of sea water.

Kiwis tired of getting their fancy boat shoes wet when launching the dinghy down the boatramp, or those who envisage driving to Waiheke for the day, are in luck.

Passengers on the boat that capsized near Greece, and claimed the life of a toddler, say the toddler's father was working with smugglers and driving the boat.

A boss acting for the MV Rena's Greek owners has again said sorry for the ship's calamitous grounding four years ago.

Jeremy Charles Brons of Christchurch was swept away by a swollen Snowy River after a failed West Coast river crossing.

The wreck could pave the way to a bright and prosperous future, but a golden opportunity could easily be squandered if the wrong decisions are made, writes Roger Grace.

Ask your average Tauranga local about the Rena and you'll find they haven't thought about that not-too-distant hunk of steel in a long time.

When it comes to good manners, the Pacific striped octopus may be the king of the ocean.

The mystery boatie featured in yesterday's amazing dolphin photo has been found, but says he missed the perfect shot because he was too close to the action.