Garmin Quatix 7 marine watch drops to lowest price ever
The Garmin Quatix 7 smartwatch includes all the expected features of regular Garmin models along with ocean maps,…
New home for rare skinks taking shape on Napier’s Marine Parade
He said while the enclosure’s fence was finished, there was still some work to fine-tune the inside environment.…
What lies beneath? The submerged secrets of the Hauraki Gulf – and why they need protecting
Ecologically rich, culturally vital and historically layered, the Hauraki Gulf is one of our most significant marine environments.…
New Year’s Eve in Hawke’s Bay: Fireworks and bands ready to rock
It culminates with the countdown to midnight, Mayor Richard McGrath’s first ringing of the Veronica Bell to welcome…
Elisabeth Easther: New marine protection for Hauraki Gulf long overdue
The new legislation has created 19 new protection areas: 12 new High Protection Areas (HPAs), five new seafloor…
Govt orders 5-year crayfishing ban on North Island’s upper east coast
“Rock lobsters play an important role in the marine ecosystem by helping keep kina numbers in check. The…
Whakatāne graduate Nate Bishop joins Royal New Zealand Navy as marine technician
“My dad was an engineer on fishing boats for a lot of his life and it was a…
Drones gather critical health info above a right whale’s blowhole
Why is a drone collecting this whale’s ‘spit?’ Researchers used a drone with a petri dish attached to…
WA environment minister green-lights $300 million Cockatoo Island aviation and marine hub
A $300 million aviation and marine hub will be built on an island off the Kimberley coast after…
NZ’s first marine reserve is turning 50 – the lessons from its recovery are invaluable – Conrad Pilditch and Simon Francis Thrush
Officially known as the Cape Rodney-Okakari Point Marine Reserve, the 556ha of protected waters and seabed became New…
Ngātiwai lands on ‘tapu’ Poor Knights Islands in defiance of marine law change
Once there, the group climbed to the top of one of the islands and erected a flagpole. The…
Protesters plan beach fires nationwide over Marine and Coastal Area Bill
“History shows it’s never good when they start burning books and this sounds unenlightened and anti-intellectual. What we…