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<i>John Armstrong</i>: Whaling proposal no sell-out, it's realism

Bad weather thins early oyster harvest

Bad weather has put a damper on the start of the Bluff oyster season but it has not stopped Auckland's restaurants and retailers getting them on to plates in the thousands.

Fishing boat runs aground off Catlins

Residents allowed home after Hawkes Bay wave warning

Hawkes Bay coastal residents are allowed to return home after high waves prompted evacuations.

Boatie identified

Close encounter of the safe kind

Teenager Lydia Ward had her second close encounter with sharks yesterday - but this time she avoided being bitten.

Ships stuck in ice

NZ help with interim ferry

Auckland to welcome luxury liner

The largest cruise ship ever to visit NZ, the Queen Mary 2, docks in Auckland tomorrow morning.

<i>Editorial</i>: Diplomacy best way to end whaling

Lost sunglasses lead to beach rescue

Jetsprint: Burt wins title

Fishing: Hard and fast

There's no mucking around when you go fishing in the Chathams.

Shrink-wrapping for superyachts

Water-skier killed after hitting tree

Teen shipwrecked off Brazilian coast

An Auckland teenager spent 18 hours clinging to a liferaft off the coast of Brazil after her ship capsized.

<i>Kerre Woodham</i>: Pirate having a whale of a time

Agency is progressing 'sea city' project