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Gulf oil spill - help is being ignored

BP and the Obama administration face mounting complaints that they are ignoring foreign offers of help and making little use of volunteers

Deep-sea mining triggers fears for marine population

Man caught fishing near Cook Strait cable

Where crabs are king

Danish yard creates cruiser with a conscience

Supercabs scour Oz coastline

Elegant Taylor-made solution

Ship ban off North Korea

Moko the dolphin off the radar

Fire at sea gives navy's new ship its first test

Harpoon attack angers anti-whaling lobby

Conservationists want Australia to lead the anti-whaling charge at a major summit next week, in response to footage of a whale being hit by an exploding harpoon.

Fire on tug boat extinguished

Navy boards burning tug

A navy damage control team has boarded a burning ocean-going tug off Northland hours after the crew abandoned ship when fire broke out in the engine room.

<i>Rebecca Barry:</i> Overachieving kids testing edge of reason

Climbing Everest one minute, circumnavigating the globe the next. It's enough to make any adult feel inadequate.

Geoff Thomas: Give 'em a chance

Use common sense when releasing fish and they will more likely survive.

Near collision on Waitemata