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Shoreline search for missing man unsuccessful

Geoff Thomas: High value fishing

A visit to the Chatham Islands is high on the bucket list for many New Zealanders. For when it comes to fishing, hunting, diving, snorkelling, tramping, enjoying the outdoors and simply kicking back, it is like going back in time 50 years.

One that got away was taken by a shark

A shark attacked as Steve Clark was struggling underwater against a kingfish on the end of his spear. He didn't see it coming, but he quickly saw the damage it did.

Study helps calm extinction fears

A New Zealand researcher has challenged long-held claims that most species will be wiped out before they can even be discovered.

Ship comes in for historic shed

It was built as a cargo shed a century ago and now Shed 10 on Queens Wharf is being refurbished to handle a new cargo of cruise ship passengers.

Antarctic fish can survive in warm waters - research

Penguins march on despite fears

Liners outgrowing Queens Wharf

Auckland's Queens Wharf is too small for the new generation of bigger cruise ships and may need a $10 million top-up from ratepayers.

Illegal fishing alleged in marine sanctuary

A New Zealand environmental activist says fishing boats off the coast of Canterbury are sneaking into a mammal sanctuary at night and fishing illegally.

Buccaneer's baby gets revamp

Nasty little beach bug returns

New island rises off German coast

Anti whaling fleet takes on its biggest campaign yet

Three Sea Shepherd ships have left New Zealand for the Southern Ocean ready to do battle in the activist group's biggest Antarctic summer campaign against Japanese whaling.

Wall of waves test surfers

Only the hardiest - or most foolhardy - surfers were willing to take on freakishly big waves that have crashed onto Northland's east coast.

Record rescues as rips hit Bay beaches

New chicks on the ice

Seven penguin chicks are the newest residents at Kelly Tarlton's aquarium thanks to a world-class breeding programme.

Centre console rewrites rules

Diver's drowning death leaves trail of grief

As searchers tried desperately to find diver Robbie Farquhar, his two young children were on the beach watching and waiting for their dad to come home.