Freight and logisticsTroubled superyacht builder launches latest boatBoat builder Alloy Yachts, who confirmed they would be cutting a number of jobs last week, have just launched their latest superyacht.10 Nov 02:51 AM
New Zealand'Safe nets' queried as sea lions dieThe 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.09 Nov 06:00 PM
New ZealandHave you seen this whale?The Department of Conservation is appealing to the public for sightings of a rope-entangled humpback whale.06 Nov 08:20 PM
Freight and logisticsTroubled waters for superyacht builderThe superyacht manufacturer Alloy Yachts has announced it is cutting up to 130 jobs after lower demand and a high exchange rate put pressure on the business.06 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandFerry left stranded in harbourThe Interislander ferry Arahura is stranded in Wellington Harbour with 61 passengers aboard after losing power this morning.05 Nov 11:38 PM
New ZealandBody recovered near Kawau IslandA body has been found near an area where police were searching for missing fisherman Nick Stubbs.01 Nov 03:06 AM
New ZealandMove over Flipper, meet JawsThe South Island's Waitaki Valley is big country: a wide-open world of bare brown hills and huge rocks. Despite this inland setting, Otago University palaeontologist Ewan Fordyce likes to think of himself as snorkelling when he visits.01 Nov 02:39 AM
WorldNew alert to warn of jellyfish swarmsA sonar early warning system is being developed to stop swarms of jellyfish shutting down Britain’s nuclear power plants.27 Oct 01:06 AM
New ZealandBig yellow ferry for AucklandA new company will ferry passengers to Waiheke, Rangitoto and Motutapu Islands from today.24 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandCoastguard urges care on waterLabour Weekend marks the enforcement of a new bylaw making it compulsory to wear a lifejacket when on board a vessel 6m or under in length, unless the skipper of that vessel gives you permission not to.23 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandOil wells drilled without consent - GreensShell Todd Oil has drilled two wells off the coast of Taranaki without marine consent, the Green Party says.22 Oct 03:30 AM
New ZealandAsk Phoebe: Cannibal story for Kawau IslandA reader writes: Where does the name of the bay on the southeastern side of Kawau Island known as Bostaquet Bay come from?20 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandSchoolboy rowers injured in collisionSenior students went to the rescue of an Otago Boys' High School rowing eight when their skiff was hit by a powerboat driven by their coach in Otago Harbour yesterday morning.19 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandLong weekend push for life jacketsMaritime safety agencies and police will be out in force at launching ramps and jetties over Labour weekend to explain Auckland Council's new rules on wearing life jackets in small boats.17 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandStill no trace of fisherman lost at seaAuthorities searching for fisherman Nick Stubbs were yesterday still unable to find any trace of him.17 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandSafer Boating Week off to rough startAs inaugural Safer Boating Week kicks off, boaties are being reminded how quickly things could go wrong.16 Oct 07:02 PM
New ZealandOne dead in another boating tragedyPolice have confirmed the man who died when a 12-foot boat flipped at Mahia, north of Wairoa on the East Coast, this morning was a 57-year-old local.16 Oct 03:01 AM
New ZealandLost fisherman: Mates keep searchingSchool friends of Nick Stubbs say they'll keep searching the sea everyday until they find their mate.16 Oct 02:55 AM
New ZealandPolice name lost fishermen lost at seaWhen Nick Stubbs and a mate left Martins Bay near Warkworth in a red fibreglass boat at 5pm on Tuesday, he told loved ones they 'wouldn't be long'.15 Oct 10:47 PM
New ZealandAnglers told trout from 1080 catchments edibleTrout taken from catchments where 1080 poison has been dumped are safe to eat, the Ministry of Primary Industries says.09 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandPower restored after wild winds batter North IslandMost households that lost power after winds battered the North Island yesterday have been reconnected.07 Oct 05:33 AM
New ZealandWild weather set to hit CanterburySevere winds are expected to pound inland Canterbury today but northern New Zealand should enjoy a brief break from stormy, windy weather.06 Oct 09:31 PM
New ZealandSearches continue for Tauranga boySurf lifesavers trying to find the body of missing boy Jack Dixon will decide whether to continue their search on Friday.06 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandWild weather: 'You name it, we've got it'Severe winds have lifted roofs and brought down trees across the North Island, but Auckland and Northland have been spared the worst of the wild weather.06 Oct 05:47 AM
New ZealandNot guilty plea over diving deathThe director of charter company Dive Spot has pleaded not guilty on charges laid after a boat propeller killed an Auckland man.29 Sep 05:26 AM
New ZealandLone yachtsmen saved by resident's callA lone Wellington yachtsman was showing signs of hypothermia after a snapped mast left him stranded nearly 2 nautical miles from shore this evening.28 Sep 07:24 AM
