Latest from Oceans

Icebergs could reach South Island

Sharks to be protected from slaughter

More than 80 species of sharks that frequent the Pacific oceans will now be protected under a new regional plan.

Forfeit $20m to save Ross Sea, NZ urged

<i>Anthony Doesburg</i>: Hot prospects in deep water

Rising oceans are bad luck for beach lovers

How ship strikes are killing Auckland's whale population

The Hauraki Gulf's resident whale population may disappear before most of us know what we're missing.

Fishing horror revealed as gillnet ban looks likely

Iceberg on its way to our shores

A massive iceberg spotted southwest of New Zealand by scientists working on Macquarie Island could be moving closer.

Surfers eager to watch the show

<i>Gwynne Dyer</i>: Russia wins as Arctic trade routes open up

'Jaws' sighting where Jaws filmed

Life imitated art as swimmers were warned to stay out of the water where Spielberg's film 'Jaws' was filmed due to great white shark sightings.

Kiwi yachtie's Pacific nightmare

Alex Macdonald says he was kept in Tongan police custody for five days, accused of killing his skipper.

Human waste threatens marine life, says study

Kiwi in tragic mystery at sea

It's a story that reads like the plot of a movie thriller - lost in the Pacific.

Waste plastics pose toxic threat in oceans

Race to control Australian oil spill