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Tomatoes cheapest in 12 years - food prices fall in February

Tomatoes are just one of several foods that have seen prices fall during the pandemic.

'I've never seen anything like this': Chaos strikes global shipping

New York Times: 'Everybody wants everything. The infrastructure can't keep up.'

Auckland port bosses' date with council over 'disappointing' results

Auckland port leaders get "please explain" from Mayor's office over mid-year results.

Details emerge of extreme precautions taken to remove body from cargo ship

The man died at sea while on a cargo vessel travelling to New Plymouth.

12-hours from Wellington to Picton: Gale-force winds trap ferry passengers

More than the equivalent time of a flight to Los Angeles when their vessel finally docked.

NZ Port congestion troubles expected to last until June

Import and export freight problems worsening, has spread to South Island ports.

Lift your game: Goff to Ports of Auckland

Mayor puts in writing council quest for independent review of port automation project.

Reopened Whangārei to Auckland rail line carries containers from Northport for first time

Whangārei-Auckland rail line carries first containers from Northport since reopening

Covid-19 and pirates: The hurdles for a NZ business

'In lockdown, juggling all these balls, and then like wow, just add pirates to the mix.'

Shouts, alarms and loud noises as cargo ship capsized

Hearings begin into 2019's capsize of 200m cargo ship.

Fire destroys fishing boat in Milford Sound

The fire destroyed then sank a fishing boat in Milford Sound. Video / Dylan O’Neill / ODT

Extraordinary heist: Suspicious shipping container linked to gang vanishes from port

Investigators suspect drugs hidden in shipping container shifted by port worker at night.

Trapped by pandemic, ships' crews fight exhaustion and despair

New York Times: When borders closed, seafarers on ships suddenly had no way home.

Thousands march in Mauritius over oil spill, dead dolphins

Protesters are outraged over the island nation's worst environmental disaster in years.

Death at Ports of Auckland - worker killed, investigation underway

A stevedore has been killed at Ports of Auckland after shipping container incident

12,000 caught in Auckland and Tauranga ports virus test net

Ports scramble to meet sudden legal requirements for urgent Covid-19 testing.