New ZealandWhat the ice belt means for sea levelsChanges to the Southern Ocean's sea ice belt could mean see the global level rising several metres, says a new study which has shed more light on an ice-age mystery.28 Oct 05:28 AM
WorldNew alert to warn of jellyfish swarmsA sonar early warning system is being developed to stop swarms of jellyfish shutting down Britain’s nuclear power plants.27 Oct 01:06 AM
SportNZ's record holding freediverIt was merely fanciful, of course, to imagine that going to meet William Trubridge, the world record holding freediver, would be like going to meet a merman.24 Oct 11:29 PM
OpinionJohn RoughanJohn Roughan: Ocean eco-caution being taken too farThe consortium that pumps gas from the Maui offshore platforms appears to have been forgivably naughty.24 Oct 10:57 PM
New ZealandPolice officially end search for JackPolice have now officially ended the search for missing 5-year-old Jack Dixon, who was washed out to sea at Mt Maunganui.10 Oct 03:23 AM
New ZealandPush to 'bring Jack back'Mt Maunganui surf lifesavers say they will keep looking for Jack Dixon "for as long as it takes" despite no sign of the missing boy for a week.07 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandScientists hope to tame rogue wavesRogue waves - mountainous swells that form at sea without warning - have been blamed for countless maritime disasters.30 Sep 04:00 PM
WorldMost of the Aral Sea is now completely driedAccording to NASA, "for the first time in modern history, the eastern basin of the South Aral Sea has completely dried."28 Sep 12:02 AM
New ZealandPollution and falling fish stocks damage GulfAs $100 million of shiny new craft go on display at Auckland's On the Water Boat Show, the Hauraki Gulf has received a damning report about its health.27 Sep 04:12 AM
New ZealandShark's incredible trekNew research has confirmed waters off Auckland are crucial breeding grounds for a keystone shark species.30 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandAntarctic sea level rise could be more dramatic than earlier thought - expert27 Aug 10:40 PM
WorldThe threat that may be worse than climate changeThe world's leading expert on the poisoning of the oceans has described how he was "utterly shocked" by the true amount of plastic floating on the sea, warning that it potentially posed a bigger threat to the planet than climate change.27 Aug 06:18 AM
WorldBottoms up: How whale poop helps feed the oceanCenturies of over-exploitation of whales for their meat and blubber has seen populations of most species plummet. But with no small amount of irony, the tables have turned with research discovering that we need whales for a healthy marine ecosystem.05 Aug 05:30 AM
WorldMoa a goer? 10 extinct animalsThe moa were driven to extinction due to human activities - over-hunting and habitat destruction. Here are 10 other animals mankind has wiped out.03 Jul 04:05 AM
WorldCould emperor penguins be wiped out?Global warming is melting sea ice so fast that more than half of Antarctica's population of emperor penguins are set to be wiped out by the end of the century, according to alarming new research saying they should be listed as an endangered species.30 Jun 04:19 AM
OpinionPeter Hardstaff: Our chance to make a sea-changeNZ's oceans are undoubtedly important. Our Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) is the fifth largest in the world, but it's not just size that puts us on the world map, writes Peter Hardstaff.18 Jun 05:30 PM
WorldWhat's it like under the Indian Ocean?Not long after the Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 was declared missing, the world's attention was focused on a remote, poorly known area of the Eastern Indian Ocean as the possible location of the lost aircraft.17 Jun 04:36 AM
WorldHow science helped win D-Day"Sea," said King Canute, the 11th-century Danish King of England, "I command you to come no further!"08 Jun 12:18 AM
New ZealandBeached Az whale 'killed off' by plasticThe social media phenomenon known as the Beached Az whale has been killed off by its creators to highlight the plight of marine life ahead of World Oceans Day.05 Jun 10:41 PM
TechnologyJames Cameron: Missing sub 'a tragic loss for deep science'Hollywood director James Cameron is among those lamenting the loss of a robotic research submarine which imploded in the Kermadec Trench.13 May 04:24 AM
BusinessForecaster extends its reach to far oceansMetService is pushing further into global markets with a business aimed at more accurate forecasting for the shipping and oil and gas industries around the world.26 Apr 12:32 AM
New ZealandYellow-eyed penguin season 'disastrous'One of the most "disastrous breeding seasons" in recent years has hit endangered yellow-eyed penguin colonies along Otago's coast.18 Feb 09:36 PM
New ZealandYellow-eyed penguins forage in trawlers' wakeNew Zealand's endangered yellow-eyed penguin have been found to follow the line of swooping seabirds - literally - when it comes to reaping the food stirred up by trawlers.11 Feb 09:31 PM
WorldMonster jellyfish stuns scientists'Wow, this guy's a whopper,' said experts of a 1.5m monster jellyfish that washed up on a Hobart beach last month. So what does its sting feel like?06 Feb 08:45 PM
WorldLife of Jose: The latest great survival tale ... or fishy storyIt all began in December 2012, when Jose Salvador Alvarenga, an El Salvadorian fisherman, boarded his 7m fibreglass fishing boat in the village of Costa Azul on the coast of the Mexican state of Chiapas.05 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandMotorway flooding risk with king tidesSections of the Northwestern cycleway will most likely be underwater and low-lying sections of Auckland's motorway network are at risk of flooding during high king tides forecast for later this week.28 Jan 09:50 PM
WorldAsteroids may have shot life to Mars - scientistsAsteroids like the one that wiped out the dinosaurs on Earth could have shot life to Mars or the moons of Jupiter and Saturn, US scientists have said.11 Dec 09:27 PM
