CSIRO's research vessel Investigator is on the longest voyage in its 10-year history to the Southern Ocean and sea-ice edge. The aim of the 60-day voyage... Read More

With a surf swell expected to roll onto Bay of Plenty shores later this week, local surf life guards are expecting they will need to gear up alert levels as... Read More

'Bombing' is a way of life. The uniquely Kiwi pastime of jumping off wharves, jetties, waterholes, bridges and dive platforms is about to get competitive. The... Read More

One hundred years of the P Class yacht is being celebrated in Tauranga this week, with sailing legends including ex-P class sailors and Olympians Peter Burling,... Read More

Predictions of a balmy El Niño summer in New Zealand have sparked a warning about vigilance in the water to avoid drownings reaching another unwanted... Read More

Long hot days, sand between your toes, and jellyfish - all part of the New Zealand beach summer. NIWA emeritus researcher and jellyfish expert Dr Dennis Gordon... Read More

Sailing on day two of the P Class Centenary Tanner Cup in Tauranga was slightly delayed due to a slight breeze at the start of the day. Tauranga Yacht and... Read More

Men aged over 45 made up 58 per cent of the provisional total of 90 preventable drownings in 2023, and Water Safety NZ wants more resources targeted at the... Read More

The biggest event in te ao waka ama Aotearoa is coming. From Sunday, January 14, thousands of competitors, representing clubs from the far, far north... Read More

Seen a lot of jellies on the beach so-far this summer? Never fear, Niwa emeritus researcher and jellyfish expert Dr Dennis Gordon says it's just that time... Read More

The fisherman who spent 23.5 hours lost at sea after falling overboard while game fishing says the three young men who spotted the glint of his watch and plucked... Read More

A man has been saved after spending 23.5 hours in the water at sea off Whangamatā, using the reflection from his wristwatch to catch the attention of three... Read More