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'Doggedness:' the key to record drug busts: Inside Customs operations

It's not every day that Customs finds 725kg of concealed cocaine... but it does happen.

'Emotional train wreck': Skipper's ordeal after ketch left to drift

Yachtie says his $250,000 ketch is adrift off Northland after rescuers failed to secure it

Support for new rail-enabled ferries, Kiwis don’t want privatisation

Some transport sector leaders say ferries non-rail-enabled would make freight more costly.

Watch: Ocean swimmers bust alleged poachers at marine reserve

'You betcha they didn't expect to see us,' swimmer says of boaties caught with '200 fish'.

Editorial: Can Winston Peters really find a 'better' ferry solution by March?

Editorial: The Rail Minister has two months to better the plan Nicola Willis has devised.

‘Screaming in the dark’: What really doomed the ‘unsinkable’ Bayesian superyacht?

By the time the storm had eased, the superyacht had disappeared off the Sicilian coast.

Inside Cook Strait ferry’s new lounge: The perks, cost & ‘child-free bliss’

Bluebridge and Interislander report strong summer bookings despite political uncertainty.

Napier Port’s ferry proposal resurfaces as possible solution for Winston Peters

Wellington's port says the proposal is self-serving and would strip its container traffic.

River safety plan pushes 'behaviour change'

'It's not about bylaws, it's about educating people.'

KiwiRail bosses says negotiations to exit mega ferry contract will extend into next year

Meanwhile, the Government is poised to announce its new plan for Cook Strait transport.

Staff working off-duty to keep national rescue centre operating – Govt steps in

Additional funding has been announced for more staff to keep watch at the centre.

Missing at sea: Mystery surrounds small boat linked to drug importation ring

The international investigation has seen 10 arrested but a small craft is now missing.

Operation to remove fuel from sunken naval vessel set to start in December

The Manawanui sank after running aground on a reef in Samoa last month.

Maritime Union holds ferry rally at Parliament

The union is calling on the Government to invest in publicly owned and operated rail-capable ferries. Video / Mark Mitchell

'Sort your ship out': Rally arrives at Parliament over mega ferry fallout

Almost a year on, negotiations to exit the mega ferry contract remain ongoing.

Aratere ferry crew didn't know how to turn off autopilot before grounding, report confirms

The Interislander ferry ran aground on June 21, just north of Picton.

'Self-serving': Cook Strait ferry uncertainty fuels tensions between ports

CentrePort's chairman says ferry terminal proposal is laughable.

New data suggests doomed Manawanui was delayed a day for last-minute testing

The ship struck a reef and sank off Samoa.