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Magnitude 6 quake hits Vanuatu Islands region, no tsunami warning issued

A magnitude 6 earthquake has struck the Vanuatu Islands region at a depth of 10km. No tsunami warning has been issued. Cruising nearby? Let us know.

Body recovered from sea near Raglan after person falls in water at Te Akau Split Rock

Authorities recovered a body from the sea near Raglan after a person fell in the water near Te Akau Split Rock on Saturday morning. Police inquiries are under way.

Mokau and Awakino stands draw whitebaiters as two-month season opens

Whitebaiters return to the Mokau and Awakino rivers as the two-month season opens. Stands sell for thousands as communities gather for white gold.

256-year-old relic of European contact with NZ rediscovered in RNZ podcast

The third de Surville anchor, lost in Doubtless Bay for over 250 years, has been found again—43 years after Kelly Tarlton first discovered it.

Calling Home: Bruce Maunsell interviewed on RNZ from the Marquesas Islands

Fishing boat smashed into rocks when no-one in the wheelhouse

Octopus hitchhiking on shark in Hauraki Gulf makes global headlines

International media and scientific organisations are lapping up footage of a real life 'Sharktopus' filmed in the Hauraki Gulf.

The Stena Livia which will be used for Cook Strait sailings by the end of the year. Photo: Supplied / StraitNZ

Emergency towing in Cook Strait: 'Work around the business case is ongoing'

Emergency open ocean tugs for Cook Strait could be one step closer, after calls from local government for the boats.

Cook Strait Bluebridge ferry helped to dock by tug boat

Four flown to hospital after jetboat crash on Whanganui River