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Water temperature key to finding fish

Snapper can still be found around Auckland, but they are only in patches and the best way to find them is to look for changes in the temperature of the water.

False drop in ferry numbers put down to historical error

Alarming declines in patronage on Auckland ferries have been blamed on a double-counting blooper stretching back to 2011.

Big leg-up for MayDay appeal

Rugby isn't the only thing that matters to former All Blacks coach Sir Graham Henry. The World Cup-winning coach has put out the call for people to help raise funds for training some of the emergency heroes of the sea.

Underwater treasures

No one had known just what kind of weapon lay hidden off the coast of the South Island. Behind the unlikely facade of a harmless sea sponge lurked a fearsome cocktail of chemicals that had evolved over billions of years.

Be extravagant with those berley bombs

Snapper fishing is still going well as seasons change and fish can be found just about anywhere.

$190m plan targets superyacht owners

A new partnership between tourism agencies and the marine industry aims to double spending by wealthy superyacht owners and their crew to $190 million a year.

Deputy headmaster found dead

The deputy headmaster, Kang Min-gyu, in charge of the 236 missing students was found dead.

Outdoors: Harbours best bet for Easter angling

Anglers looking for a dinner of fresh fish over the long weekend don't have to go past the harbours at the moment.

MH370's 'fighter jet' moves

A new report says the missing Malaysia Airlines plane was 'thrown around like a fighter jet' - flying drastic manoeuvres in a bid to dodge radar.

Snapper limit cuts show system failure

Cuts to snapper limits come into force on Tuesday, with the increase in the minimum size from 27cm to 30cm. The new rules apply only to the Snapper 1 area, which runs from Cape Runaway to North Cape on the east coast, which is the main snapper fishery.

Overfishing and kina boom make crayfish weakest link in food chain

Crayfish fishing around our coastlines is thought to be triggering a damaging sequence of effects that also threatens the species' infants.

Critically endangered seabirds have record breeding season

Easy Rider verdict unfair - grieving mum

'Foveaux Strait is an iffy strait'. A woman who lost four family members when the Easy Rider sank says she's distressed by the guilty verdict slapped on the skipper's widow.

Easy Rider widow held partly responsible

Marine life better protected

Kaikoura's world-renowned wild marine environment will be better protected by a new marine reserve.

Rena's rooms raised from reef

The massive accommodation block of the wrecked container ship Rena has seen daylight for the first time in more than two years.

Target tasty dory for an easy bite

There have been some bright spots on the fishing scene, with occasional bags of nice snapper reported.

Police urge better communications

A three-hour search was carried out in Western Bay of Plenty last night after a boat carrying three men was reported overdue.