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'Safeguard our Rotomoana': Rāhui considered for lakes to avoid clam invasion
"It is our shared responsibility to collaborate in the best interest of all our lakes."
Enchanter report highlights 'inadequate' search and rescue response
The Enchanter was carrying 10 passengers – five of whom died.
Letters: 'Despair' over plundering of marine reserves
OPINION: Letters on climate changes, GST on food, Winston, and modern music.
Skipper charged after Enchanter tragedy appears in court
Lance Goodhew and his company have been charged over deaths of five men.
Anchoring ban, rāhui now in place on caulerpa-infested areas in BOI
Mana whenua and the Government move to fight invasive seaweed.
Bunnings caught short: Pinged for under-sized snapper in BBQ ad
Bunnings agrees to yank ad showing friends cooking undersized fish on beach.
Transport watchdog calls for regulation of all recreational skippers, boats
TAIC has identified nationwide safety issues relating to recreational boats and boating.
Reefs 'teeming with life' found on Pātea seabed amid mining case
Niwa says the reefs are rich with thriving plants and animals.
Jamie Tuuta to chair Sealord Group
Jamie Tuuta is chairman of Whakaata Māori and Tourism New Zealand.
Editorial: Best Beach 2023 best way to start the new year
EDITORIAL: It's been another long and difficult year; thank goodness we can hit the beach!
Search continues for missing fisherman
The alarm was raised early this morning after man failed to return.
Grim milestone: Drownings climb to highest in over a decade
Water-related tragedies surpass last year's statistics as males urged to be better.
Pāua fishing to return to Kaikōura
David Parker has decided the pāua fishing season will take place from 15 April to 15 June.
'It's a Christmas miracle': Boy missing for six hours rescued after clinging to rocks
The 14-year-old boy was taken back to his family safe and uninjured.
Lure of free fish driving up drowning statistics - experts
As the cost of living bites, many can't afford bad weather getting in the way.
Watch: Angler lands 464kg black marlin at Paihia
Weigh-in of a 464kg black marlin at Paihia, landed by Ross Tuydor on board Raptor. Video / Bay of Islands Swordfish Club
Salmon declining as water warms in Dunedin
Catching salmon in Otago Harbour is likely coming to an end.
Kiwi garage inventor snapped up in sport fishing revolution
Laid up in hospital once for weeks, he wondered if he’d ever get a chance to fish again.
Christchurch whitebaiters still fishing after season closes
Four people fishing whitebait were spotted in the Avon River, a day after season's end.
Caught out: Pair pinged over blue cod plunder
Fishermen fined, boat forfeited after pair lie about why they had more fish than allowed.
Firefighters battle large blaze at Whatipu Beach after two fishermen rescued
Emergency services responded to missing fishermen callout, then spotted the fire in Huia.