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Stuck digger gives duck shooter away

Man illegally digging pond near wetland gets caught out when his digger gets stuck.

Repairs nearly finished on record superyacht

Work is nearly completed on the boom of the world's biggest single-masted superyacht now docked in Auckland. Dave Ridley, Hall Spars

High-tech drones to capture whale data

Flying drones close enough to southern right whales to catch some of the bugs they blow out will help tell scientists more about the effects climate change is having on the planet.

Record-breaking superyacht in NZ

It's the world's largest single masted superyacht, and its billionaire owner has sent it to New Zealand for repairs.

Joyride costs seal pup its life

DOC had to shoot a fur seal pup after someone put it on the back of a motorbike while skylarking on the Hokitika beach

Sealegs finds its financial legs

Kiwi boat maker Sealegs is back in the black and has sold its 1000th craft.

Richard Baker: Who's running our fisheries?

COMMENT: If we are to have faith in our government and the system that governs our fisheries we need to know more, writes Richard Baker. Nathan Guy needs to show strong leadership and demand a comprehensive, independent inquiry with broad terms of referen

'Loving dolphins too much'

Bottlenose dolphins could disappear from the Bay of Islands if nothing is done to halt a decline apparently caused by too much interaction, a report warns.

Raewyn Peart: Marine protection proposals need more work

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.

Dive deep with a yellow-eyed penguin

WATCH: A high-definition camera attached to a penguin's back has had 'ground-breaking' results.

Jeremy Helson: Recreational fishing parks are not marine protected areas

If commercial fishing is prohibited inside the boundaries of Recreational Fishing Parks, the displaced fishing effort will simply increase pressure on fish stocks outside the park boundaries, writes Jeremy Helson.

Whale watching: Oceania experience highlights work to do

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

Nick Smith rejects extended marine protection laws

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

Gulf fishery plan hits rough water

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

'No way out ... so this is how it ends'

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

Anglers keep a line on black marlin

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