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Austrian couple rescued from yacht

An Austrian couple have been rescued from their yacht near American Samoa after getting into trouble for the second time in a week.

Local politician dies while fishing

The body of a local politician has been found in Lake Wanaka, after his family raised the alarm when he failed to return from a fly-fishing trip at the Makarora River mouth.

Northland drownings already top 2012 total

Private search turns up nothing new

Relief and joy as fish hook opens

Maritime NZ sponsors fishing show hosts to wear lifejackets

Body found on beach to be released to family

The body of a man found in the Hokianga Harbour will be released to his family for burial as soon as his identity is confirmed.

Landlords in the dark

New landlord Vicky Crawford has been inadvertently passing on the full Watercare Services bill to her tenants - unaware a portion of it was hers to pay.

Jim Salinger: Weather teams wasting resources

RMA to be changed over freshwater management issues

Wakeboarding with horses

A love of horses and wakeboarding has seen a Northland equestrian duo combine raw horse power with the exhilarating watersport.

Locals divided on plan to fill in bay for ramp

A small bay in Northland could be filled in to create a boat ramp to accommodate the number of boats launched off the beach over a few weeks in summer.

San Francisco: Bliss out in the Bay

Flee the fog in San Francisco, writes Christine Sheehy.

Whale knocks out surfer at Bondi

A whale has knocked out a surfer by tossing him into the air with its tail in a bizarre incident at Bondi Beach.

Finding the truth about fluoride

To see how easily the truth about fluoride can go from pearly white to shades of grey, look no further than the sparkliest weapon in the pro-fluoride arsenal: areas with fluoride in the water supply have lower rates of tooth decay than areas without.

Half of Kiwis want fluoride

Almost half of New Zealanders support the adding of fluoride to their drinking water despite councils increasingly dumping it, a Herald-DigiPoll shows.