A venture to export high quality, edible seaweed ‘wakame’ from the Coromandel Harbour to Japan is making good progress. Coromandel Town company Wakame Fresh this year received a government grant to help it turn a particular type of seaweed,......

Surf Life Saving says it would ban inflatable toys from the beach, if it could, because they're putting lives at risk. Chief executive Paul Dalton said blow-up toys were fine for swimming pools, but more people had been taking to the surf with them......

Adrenaline junkies can once again swim with one of the ocean's top predators after a court ruling outlawing the practice was overturned. Cage diving with great white sharks was ruled illegal by the Court of Appeal but Foveaux Strait cage diving......

Five orcas made for very special birthday guests during the Bay Explorer wildlife cruise off the coast of Tauranga. The pod swam with the boat for 30 mins, fulfilling a bucket list wish for Shaye Simpson and a birthday wish for four-year old Charlie......

The decision to allow regional councils to manage fishing restrictions under the Resource Management Act sets a dangerous precedent, says National’s Fisheries spokesperson Ian McKelvie. In a decision released on Monday, the Court of Appeal has......

A Māori trust says the decision to give local councils the right to set fishing regulations is the right one. The Court of Appeal today decided the Bay of Plenty Regional Council could impose restrictions around Mōtītī Island for biodiversity reasons. The......

Research released shows most recreational boaties continue to be highly safety conscious when they go on the water, but 20 percent still report that they wear a lifejacket either never, not very often or only some of the time. Maritime NZ’s annual......

Warning: This story contains a graphic image. There are serious concerns that someone has deliberately shot a resident Auckland Leopard seal. Owha, who is well-known to boaties in the Waitematā harbour, was spotted with a bleeding nostril on Saturday. NIWA......

The Mount Maunganui little blue penguin population appears to be in trouble, as chicks and eggs are disappearing. “It’s quite worrisome what’s happening,” says Western Bay Wildlife Trust Chairperson Melissa McLuskie, as she......

New Zealand’s first Water Safety Month was launched yesterday because too many people are dying in New Zealand waters. Already this year 57 people have died in the water in preventable incidents, compared to 66 in all of last year - that includes......