A yacht is lying on its side in the Te Puna Estuary, with the smell of oil and fuel in the water. Local woman Claire Rogers said she was kayaking through... Read More

An estimated 160,000 recreational boaties launch into the waters in and around Waikato each year. With numbers particularly high over summer time, the Waikato... Read More

Two cousins have been named as the men who died after reportedly being caught in a rip at a Northland beach. Johnathan Brian Webster, 54, of Dargaville,... Read More

Shellfish poachers will be prosecuted for 'stealing from our shared resource”, Fisheries New Zealand says. The warning comes following action taken... Read More

Gisborne turned up the heat in a big way to open the 2026 National Surfing Championships presented by Trust Tairāwhiti yesterday with temperatures at Makorori... Read More

Two people are dead, one is missing and another person is fighting for their life after a spate of water tragedies on Saturday afternoon around New Zealand. The... Read More

Dr Riley Elliot, also known as the Shark Man, will continue tagging great white sharks around New Zealand as early signs indicate the apex predators are returning... Read More

Three people were rescued after getting into difficulty near rocks at the northern end of Tairua Beach yesterday. Surf Life Saving New Zealand said one of... Read More

It was a busy first day of the new year for surf lifeguards who rescued 25 people across the eastern region's beaches, including six caught in a rip in Mount... Read More

Stricter controls on out-of-town boaties on Lake Ōkāreka has prompted concern from Fish & Game New Zealand over what it might mean for fishing hotspot Lake... Read More

Surf lifeguard rescues in the Eastern region have surged again, with 14 swimmers pulled to safety over the past two days. Four were swimming outside the lifeguard-patrol... Read More

Five people were rescued from Waihī Beach on Tuesday night after being swept into a rip nearly two hours after lifeguards had finished patrols. A further... Read More