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Finding 'wartime' mine gives sailor a jolt

A Bay of Plenty sailor thought he'd gone back in time when his catamaran almost struck what appeared to be a World War II-era sea mine off the Auckland coast.

Mussel beds experiment a clear success

Scientists hoping to boost marine life and water quality in the Hauraki Gulf are buoyed by the instant success of a trial to re-establish mussel beds on the seafloor.

Aviation fuel spills into Lyttelton Harbour

About 1500 litres of aviation fuel leaked into Lyttelton Harbour after a storage tank was damaged by a landslip during the storm that hit the area earlier this week.

Rare deep-water fish caught for first time in 60 years

New marine reserves: Protecting paradise

There's no signpost to say you're nearing New Zealand's subantarctic islands, but a welcome that's a little more dramatic.

Orca pod spotted hunting in Hauraki Gulf

New subantarctic marine reserves

Three new marine reserves, covering 435,000 hectares of ocean, have been set up in the subantarctic today.

Marine radio warnings go online

Japan's whalers enter NZ waters

A Japanese whaling ship is reported to have tailed an anti-whaling ship into waters off Otago against the wishes of the NZ Govt, which labelled the move 'disrespectful'.

Bitten surfer vows to get back in sea

'When it first happened I was like, I'm not even getting in the bathtub again.' But surfer Darren Mills has changed his mind, after his shark encounter.

Whalers in NZ waters is 'offensive'

The Government should strongly censure Japan after one of its whaling vessels entered New Zealand's waters, the Green Party says.

Tributes for dead diver

Friends of experienced diver Bruce Porter have reacted with shock to his death after being hit by a boat.

Surfer punches shark

Dramatic details of surfer Darren Mills' lucky escape from a shark attack emerged yesterday, as the British immigrant began his recovery from serious injuries.

Shark attack in Southland

Diver killed near Northland

Monster jellyfish stuns scientists

'Wow, this guy's a whopper,' said experts of a 1.5m monster jellyfish that washed up on a Hobart beach last month. So what does its sting feel like?