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
New ZealandWatch: NZ Post courier misses $200 delivery in FlaxmereNZ Post courier misses $200 delivery in Flaxmere for a birthday and marks the package as delivered. Video / SuppliedWatch13 Dec 09:01 PM
PremiumPremiumAirlinesJet fuel rationing 'an issue the industry doesn’t need'Maritime unions say it has taken only months for the wheels to come off the new system.07 Dec 04:00 PM
WorldNigerian stowaways found on ship’s rudder after 11-day voyageTrio found on the oil tanker at the Las Palmas port suffering dehydration and hypothermia.29 Nov 05:50 PM
VideoFocus: How NZ Post handles a 15-million package Christmas rushChris Wong, general manager of business marketing at New Zealand Post, takes us inside National Sorting Centre in East Tāmaki and reveals how they deliver Christmas to millions of Kiwis each year. Video / NZ HeraldWatch26 Nov 03:11 AM
New ZealandNapier engineer faces fine following blaze in hold of shipA fire in a ship's hold started by sparks from gas-cutters igniting sawdust or shavings.12 Nov 09:00 PM
WorldRussia rejoins Ukrainian grain exports dealRussia rejoins wartime deal after Ukraine says it won't use Black Sea route to attack.02 Nov 05:38 PM
New ZealandArdern hints at progress in Latin America trade dealThe PM has drawn on the wisdom of the Lord of the Rings star in a business speech.02 Nov 07:00 AM
WorldGlobal food concerns rise as Moscow halts grain dealUS President Joe Biden warns of global hunger increase because of Russia’s move.30 Oct 06:32 PM
Freight and logisticsInflation shocker: Govt must own up over rampant price rises, opposition saysOpposition throws Labour, Reserve Bank in the pot as tensions heat up over inflation.18 Oct 04:35 AM
New ZealandMan pinned between trucks on ferry to be paid $58,000The victim was squeezing between two trucks when he got caught between them.17 Oct 04:00 AM
