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Aratere cleared to sail again

The beleaguered Interislander ferry Aratere has been cleared to sail again tonight after the vessel suffered yet another technical fault today.

Fightback after years of exploitation

In the long story of the Hauraki Gulf, humans have been in the picture for mere moments.

Sea Change: Safe habitats key to stocks

In the second of the Sea Change series science reporter Jamie Morton looks at the health of the gulf’s fish populations.

Turning the tide in the Hauraki Gulf

Could teamwork deliver a plan to save the Hauraki Gulf for future generations? Science reporter Jamie Morton considers the issue.

Miner drops appeal against rejected proposal

Would-be seabed miner Trans-Tasman Resources has dropped its appeal against its rejected proposal to vacuum ironsands off the ocean floor.

Rejected mining company considers fresh bid

A company has abandoned a High Court appeal against a decision rejecting its application to mine up to 50 million tonnes of black sand off the West Coast seabed.

294m ship berth shocks marine officers

Marine officers are aghast a 294-metre iron-sands export ship will be allowed to berth close to the rugged Waikato west coast tomorrow - without a licensed pilot.

'Go west' is answer in quest for snapper

Activists barricade oil company doors

Activists say they shut the Wellington offices of an oil company this morning to protest deep sea oil exploration.

Race yacht took 'massive pounding'

The skipper of the yacht with two Kiwi sailors on board that ran aground on a remote reef yesterday says the boat took a "massive pounding."

Search continues for missing fisherman

A search has resumed this morning for a missing fisherman who has not been seen since his boat capsized in an estuary north of Auckland on Saturday.

Racing yacht wreck: 'It's a miracle'

An exhausted Kiwi among the crew of a round-the-world racing yacht wrecked on a remote reef has told his family it was a miracle no one was hurt.

Graeme Hart orders another superyacht

New Zealand's wealthiest man, Graeme Hart, has just finalised plans for another superyacht to add to his collection.

Snorkeler missing in Central Hawkes Bay

The police national dive squad will today search for a snorkeler who went missing from a Hawkes Bay beach.

Outrage over shipwreck disrespect

New Zealand's Chinese community is outraged at a "lack of respect" shown to the wreck of a ship which sank more than 100 years ago with 499 Chinese bodies on board.

20 million-year-old whale fossils found

Two whales, which lived more than 20 million years ago, have been identified by Otago University researchers.

Troubled superyacht builder launches latest boat

Boat builder Alloy Yachts, who confirmed they would be cutting a number of jobs last week, have just launched their latest superyacht.

'Safe nets' queried as sea lions die

The deaths of two New Zealand sea lions inside fishing nets designed to help them escape has prompted calls for better protection of the critically endangered species.