PremiumPremiumNew ZealandShips' maydays expose fragile disaster response, safety fears to be aired at BeehiveTwo ships have now issued mayday calls within months of each other.15 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandTroubled cargo ship MV Shiling only had temporary repairs before mayday callIt’s the fourth incident in New Zealand involving the vessel in the past year.15 May 03:08 AM
New ZealandBillion dollar budget for cyclone recovery, Luxon lagging in new poll & 'technical error' launches rocket at southern Israel | Focus Morning Bulletin: 15 May, 2023 Concerns billion dollar cyclone recovery budget may not go far enough for regions, Christopher Luxon lagging behind in new poll and a "technical error" launches a rocket at southern Israel in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald Watch14 May 05:26 PM
New ZealandContainer ship Shiling likely to return to Wellington, scene of previous failuresThe container ship put out a mayday call on Friday morning after losing power.14 May 04:28 AM
New ZealandTroubled cargo ship Shiling being towed after mayday callYesterday's breakdown was the fourth in less than a year.12 May 11:15 PM
New Zealand‘Drifting in rolling seas’: Tugboat reaches cargo ship after mayday callIt's the fourth time in a year the ship has encountered troubles.12 May 01:30 AM
New ZealandSome Interislander sailings cancelled due to sickness, uptick in crew shortagesInterislander says illness and recruitment issues both affect crew availability.25 Apr 02:52 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandImmigration changes announced for beleaguered ferry servicesFour out of five key occupations now have a work-to-residence pathway.11 Apr 06:08 AM
Project AucklandPorts of Auckland turnaround gains speedThe port company is determined to right the wrongs by concentrating on its core business.10 Apr 04:59 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandDire Strait: The five jobs Interislander wants on the immigration Green ListNational says Interislander cannot access the critical staff it needs.04 Apr 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBusinessPort baffled by proposed $100m mitigation claim from local iwiNgai Te Rangi one of several iwi contesting Port of Tauranga's plans.24 Mar 04:20 AM
New ZealandRangitata completes first ‘blue highway’ trip with meat and squash on boardThe Rangitata made its first stocked voyage from Gisborne to Napier on Wednesday.23 Mar 10:22 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandPort of Tauranga court case: Port should be 'better custodians of our taonga'Iwi and hapū have called for a delay in the hearing to allow greater input from Māori.19 Mar 04:44 PM
New ZealandNew emergency shipping route a ‘lifeline’ for Hawke’s Bay and GisborneNew route a lifeline for hard-hit economies.15 Mar 10:41 PM
PoliticsFocus: Government launches port safety action planTransport Minister Michael Wood announces an industry-wide change to health and safety at the ports after two workers died within less than a week of one another in April last year. Video / Mark MitchellWatch14 Mar 10:08 PM
New Zealand'Too many funerals': Govt launches plan to improve port safetyTwo workers died within less than a week of one another in April last year.14 Mar 08:30 PM
PremiumPremiumFreight and logisticsDire Strait: Call for Govt to step in as KiwiRail stuck with ageing Interisland fleetNew Zealand's $25 billion freight and logistics sector feeling pain of ferry failures too.14 Mar 04:20 AM
PremiumPremiumFreight and logisticsDire Strait: Who runs the ferries and how much do they cost?Controversy is nothing new for the state-owned Cook Strait ferries.10 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandDire Strait: What’s gone wrong with our ferries?A mayday call has put a spotlight on the ships but they've been struggling for 18 months.09 Mar 01:33 AM
PremiumPremiumFreight and logisticsCould NZ freight chain be returning to 'just-in-time' ordering mode?New shipping calm and predictability could mean a change in ordering modes.08 Mar 04:15 AM
New ZealandKaitaki ferry out for two weeks, Interislander disables Facebook commentsA problem has been found with one of the ship's two gearboxes.06 Mar 04:43 PM
New ZealandCook Strait ferry woes deepen as new Bluebridge ferry has engine problemsThe engine problem is the latest in a string of incidents plaguing Cook Strait ferries.20 Feb 01:19 AM
WorldRare video of 1986 dive on Titanic wreckage releasedPublicly unseen footage offers a glimpse into the undersea world of the sunken liner.15 Feb 06:21 PM
New ZealandInterislander warns of backlog and heavy bookings until MarchThere is little space available for disrupted passengers.15 Feb 03:15 AM
PremiumPremiumFreight and logisticsShipping shake-up: Will end of an alliance be good or bad for NZ supply chain?More competitive tension would be welcome, freight sector says.13 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandCyclone Gabrielle: Some passengers stranded for weeks after ferries cancelledThe Interislander website was not offering new bookings for a month for people with cars.13 Feb 04:51 AM
New ZealandShip to shore: Marine companies fined for failing to report ship welder's burnsCompanies can pay dearly for failing to tell Maritime NZ of worker burned while welding.10 Feb 03:55 AM
New ZealandInterislander’s Kaitaki ferry returns to service tomorrowFerry issued mayday on Saturday, all passengers waited in lifejackets after loss of power.02 Feb 07:16 AM
EntertainmentDocumentary marks anniversary of first Otago migrant shipThe first migrant ship from Europe arrived in Otago 175 years ago.10 Jan 01:55 AM
Freight and logisticsTourism operators frustrated cruise ships don't meet biofouling standardsNo entry after dirty hull: Cruise ship issue hits tourism bottom line.09 Jan 12:45 AM
New ZealandAlgae-ridden cruise ship asked to leave New Zealand watersCruise ship Viking Orion was restricted to visiting approved ports.02 Jan 06:38 AM
New ZealandShip ahoy: Cruise ships back en masse for first summer since Covid restrictionsLiners are expected in Auckland almost daily - including three in one day - this summer.30 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumFreight and logisticsBrown tells Ports of Auckland: Council will decide waterfront land’s future, not youCouncil, not company, will decide port's future, Brown says.28 Dec 12:00 AM
PremiumPremiumAirlinesPorts of Auckland boss Roger Gray: Supply chain 'balances on a knife edge'Roger Gray: 'We don't deny that we’ve let New Zealand down.'26 Dec 04:00 PM