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'Heartbreaking' spill litters Hauraki Gulf beaches with thousands of plastic beads
Only half of NZ plastic firms use measures to prevent nurdle spills.
Letters: Happy to have seen Charles go from a baby to King
OPINION: King Charles has shown dignity and resilience.
'Could've caught them out': Cyclone's potential impact on dolphins
Three dolphins died after three different strandings in Whangārei over Easter.
Editorial: We must navigate change on shipping emissions
OPINION: Shipping carries 99% of New Zealand's trade by volume.
Glad owner fined millions after some recycling claims a load of rubbish
Millions in penalties ordered over bags partly sourced from Indonesia.
‘Coral graveyard’: Environmentalists blame deep-sea damage on NZ trawlers
Greenpeace took a vessel equipped with underwater cameras to survey known trawl zones.
Kiwi business buys local arm of boat-share service Skipperi from Finnish parent
The boat-share service was acquired for an undisclosed figure.
Climate change: How heatwaves are pushing NZ’s vital estuaries to worrying extremes
Estuary heatwaves can trigger catastrophic die-offs of shellfish and toxic algal blooms.
Hundreds of fish beached at Ninety Mile Beach due to predator chase
Experts advise caution, saying beached fish may be unsafe to eat.
Cameraman’s mission to protect our marine life
Steve Hathaway has dived for over 40 years, witnessing drastic ocean changes.
Global sea levels surge in 2024, Nasa links rise to ocean warming
The year 2024 was the warmest on record since record keeping began.
Into the blue: Ocean-inspired artist, 22, lands first exhibition
Annabel Morgan works in a surf shop by day and paints the sea by night.
‘What an adventure’: Woman sets sailing world record around Northland
Fiona Heenan has set a world record for the longest distance sailed by a woman in a dinghy
Lucky escape as 400kg dolphin lands in boat
A group of fishermen got the shock of a lifetime when a 400kg dolphin landed in their boat off the coast of Northland. Videos / Dean Harrison
Watch: Great white shark with rope around its tail sparks DoC rescue effort
The shark was seen in Waikato with a rope around its tail.
Court again rejects ministry's management plan for Northland's cray fishery
The judge found the revised proposal did not address an urgent marine crisis.
‘Wrong side of history’: NZ makes controversial bid for Australia’s orange roughy quota
New Zealand is among 17 nations meeting in Chile to negotiate high seas fishing policy.
‘Bizarre’: Iwi calls out decision to allow superyacht with dirty hull into Hauraki Gulf
The Sea Eagle failed biosecurity standards twice and is undergoing more cleaning today.
‘Highly unusual’: Superyacht with dirty hull allowed in Hauraki Gulf regatta
The Sea Eagle hosted Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown during its Hauraki Gulf trips.
Cook Islands says its in talks with China on deep-sea mining
Officials say three companies have been licensed to explore the seabed for minerals.
Watch: ‘Thought he’d swallowed me!’ - Whale swallows kayaker alive
Adrian Simancas was paddling when the giant baleen surged out of the water.
A humpback whale swallows kayaker
A humpback whale swallows a young man who was kayaking off the coast of Chile. Video / Video Elephant
‘Critically endangered’: DoC survey seeks Māui dolphin sightings
The DoC survey aims to find Māui dolphin numbers off North Island's west coast.
Manta magic
About 50 Manta rays delighted tour visitors in the Bay of Islands this weekend. Video / Fullers Bay of Islands
Hawke’s Bay biosecurity expert battles the baddies
Mediterranean fanworms and clubbed tunicates are common pests found.
‘Beautiful girl’: Mum's tribute to teen killed in shark attack at popular Queensland beach
Charlize Zmuda, 17, was bitten by a shark 100m offshore at Woorim Beach.
Russian sabotage not cause of undersea cable damage, officials say
Evidence points to accidents caused by inexperienced crews on poorly maintained vessels.