Weather: Warm, wet start before Southern Ocean change sweeps across New Zealand
Monday brings rain to Northland, Auckland, the Coromandel Peninsula and Waikato, with possibly heavy falls in parts of…
All at sea: El Niño may blow in a summer of scarcity for our seabirds
Veronika Meduna Science & environment writer·New Zealand Listener· 10 Oct, 2026 06:04 PM4 mins to read Subscribe…
The hidden cost of farmed fish: Pollution, forced labor and the depletion of wild fish
As of 2022, more than half of the seafood eaten worldwide was farm-raised rather than caught at sea,…
‘Grey’s Anatomy’ actor Sophia Bush secretly married former pro soccer player Ashlyn Harris
“Grey’s Anatomy” and “One Tree Hill” actor Sophia Bush reveals in her new memoir, “And I Will Tell…
Maritime NZ co-ordinates rescue of four sailors after yacht strikes whale in South Pacific Ocean
“The yacht was experiencing seas of up to 2m and a Royal New Zealand Airforce P-8A Poseidon was…
Controversial $52m Ruakākā ocean sewage pipeline moves closer
The proposal would see treated wastewater from a planned new Ruakākā wastewater treatment plant at Rama Rd near…
Cassini Reveals Surprising Diversity in Salt Grains from Enceladus’ Ocean
A new analysis of nearly 1,000 ice grain measurements from Saturn’s E ring shows that Enceladus’ salty ocean…
Satellites show Earth lost more than 12 trillion tons of ice from Greenland, Antarctica in 47 years
By Seth BorensteinAP Science Writer Sept. 16, 2026 12 PM PT About 12.5 trillion tons of ice from…
California coast braces for another battering as new El Niño-related wave emerges in Pacific
California beach communities are expected to see rising sea levels in the coming weeks as El Niño continues…
This tiny fish packs a bite stronger than its body weight
A group of great white sharks were reported near the beach in Scarborough, Maine, this week. Video shows…
Strong El Niño whips up rare trio of hurricanes in the Pacific
The NHC added: “Swells from Lowell are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip-current conditions in portions of…
Largest male great white shark Contender recorded in uncharted waters off Canada
Contender, a 14-foot, 1,600 pound adult male great white shark was tagged by OCEARCH in January near the…