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Search for missing boatie focuses on Te Horo Beach

The search for a missing boatie in Otaki is based at Te Horo Beach this morning. Two Surf Life Saving boats are combing the waves

Power back on after wild storm

Power has been restored to hundreds of households across Auckland after wild weather wreaked havoc at the weekend.

Watch NZH Local Focus: Hawke's Bay's driest January since 1950

Hawke's Bay has had its driest January since 1950, according to MetService records for that month. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Bills may rise to stop sewage overflows

EXCLUSIVE: Water bills in the country's largest city may have to rise to stop raw sewage flowing into Auckland Harbour almost every time it rains.

Quake blamed for Wellington water woes

The November earthquake was the likely cause of a leak affecting the main water supply pipe to Wellington City.

Revealed: Auckland's dirtiest beaches

Swimming has been banned at 10 Auckland beaches this summer because of worsening pollution from human and animal wastes.

Editorial: Auckland's beach disgrace

Aucklanders have been waiting a long time for the day they will no longer see health warnings appear on some of their beaches after heavy rain.

Dirty water: Raw sewage flows to harbour

It's one of the jewels in the City of Sails' tourism push - but what lies beneath the Auckland Harbour is a very dirty secret.

Dirty water: Can green roofs fix sewage?

Some experts believe the key to eliminating raw sewage overflows into Auckland Harbour lies on the roof of one of the city's recent office blocks.

Watch NZH Local Focus: Whitianga population explodes over summer

What happens when a town triples in size overnight? Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Filth continues to pour into waterways

The city council is applying to Environment Canterbury to continue discharging untreated wastewater into the waterways and harbours in emergencies.

Mangawhai residents face water shortage

Some Mangawhai residents are out of water and facing longer delays to replenish their tanks after WaterCare turned off the taps at their closest filling stations.

Man plucked from Manukau Harbour discharged

A fisherman plucked from Manukau Harbour after spending five hours in choppy waters has been discharged from hospital.

Our Blue Backyard: Will ecosystems hit tipping point?

In the last of a five-part series looking at research in Auckland's blue backyard, an expert discusses how far our ocean ecosystems can be pushed.

The selfie that could cost up to $250k

Getting closer than 50m to a killer whale could set you back a couple hundred thousand or land you behind bars.

Watch: 18yo swims with 2.7m shark

Billy Turner waited until after he'd been for a 20-minute swim with a 2.7m shark at Pauanui to tell his mother what he'd done.

Bodyboarder's extreme stunt condemned

WATCH: An extreme water daredevil has gone over the Huka Falls on a bodyboard, an act that has been described as "reckless and irresponsible".

Our Blue Backyard: NZ is a seabird Mecca

In the second of a five part series on Auckland's big blue backyard, science reporter Jamie Morton talks to seabird expert Dr Brendon Dunphy.