http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest Marine headlines from nzherald.co.nz en-nz Copyright 2010 APN HOLDINGS NZ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:00:08 +1200 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss APN RSS Generator webnews@nzherald.co.nz webmaster@nzherald.co.nz http://www.nzherald.co.nz/images/nz_little_logo.gif http://www.nzherald.co.nz/marine/news/headlines.cfm?c_id=61 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/marine/news/article.cfm?c_id=61&objectid=10633175&ref=rss Another compelling chapter in the rivalry between Team New Zealand and Italian syndicate Azzurra looks set to unfold today as the two sides battle it out for a place in the final of the Louis Vuitton Trophy.The two teams will... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/marine/news/article.cfm?c_id=61&objectid=10632974&ref=rss An elderly couple are lucky to be alive after their yacht hit rocks and sank in choppy seas north of Wellington last night, police say.The Wellington boaties, aged in their 70s, were a few hundred metres off shore at Plimmerton... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:32:15 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/marine/news/article.cfm?c_id=61&objectid=10632909&ref=rss Two thrill-seeking adventure divers have put a new spin on the phrase taking a tiger by the tail.The daring duo filmed themselves swimming with tiger sharks as the animals devoured a whale carcass.At one point, one of the... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/marine/news/article.cfm?c_id=61&objectid=10632908&ref=rss A unique species of killer whale is disappearing from the Ross Sea, and New Zealand's Antarctic deep-sea fishing may be partly to blame.A group of Italian and American researchers who visit Antarctica yearly have noticed a large... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/marine/news/article.cfm?c_id=61&objectid=10632822&ref=rss How do you catch the biggest snapper in a fishing contest but don't get a prize, then you buy your own fish for $250? Well, it's simple, really. You have to be the skipper of the boat and, when it is a charter vessel like Thor, you... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/marine/news/article.cfm?c_id=61&objectid=10632569&ref=rss Greenpeace has brought anti-whaling protest back on to New Zealand soil, staging a mock-up of Prime Minister John Key harpooning a whale outside his Auckland electorate office.New Zealand, alongside Australia, met with the International... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:08:12 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/marine/news/article.cfm?c_id=61&objectid=10632533&ref=rss An air force Orion has joined the search for a yacht missing on a voyage from Tauranga to Gisborne.The 11-metre yacht Tafadzwa left Tauranga on Friday and when skipper South African Paul Van Rensburg failed to arrive at work in... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/marine/news/article.cfm?c_id=61&objectid=10632511&ref=rss Shellfish planted to test contamination levels in Auckland's inner harbours have revealed rising levels of toxic metals.The Auckland Regional Council says heavy metals are not yet at worrying levels but has warned that rising... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/marine/news/article.cfm?c_id=61&objectid=10632429&ref=rss Authorities are continuing to search for a missing yachtie who failed to arrive in Gisborne as scheduled.The Rescue Coordination Centre in Wellington today launched an aerial search for the 11-metre yacht Tafadzwa, which left... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:47:16 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/marine/news/article.cfm?c_id=61&objectid=10632262&ref=rss A New Zealand and Australian team researching whales in the Southern Ocean has strongly criticised Japan's slaughter of the mammals and will deliver that message to the International Whaling Commission in June.The Antarctic Whale... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/marine/news/article.cfm?c_id=61&objectid=10632220&ref=rss Bizarrely, New Zealand, whose priority has always been the conservation and protection of whales, is now considering supporting a deal which would see the ban on commercial whaling overturned in return for Japan reducing its so-called... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/marine/news/article.cfm?c_id=61&objectid=10632219&ref=rss Everybody in the business knows that the Atlantic population of bluefin tuna is in worse trouble than the Pacific population. But how much worse?Well, here's one measure: Stanford University's Tag-a-Giant programme is now paying... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/marine/news/article.cfm?c_id=61&objectid=10632174&ref=rss An abandoned and upturned dinghy near Whirinaki that sparked a two-hour search has angered police.Two Hastings fishermen failed to inform emergency services after they abandoned the 3-metre runabout when it was sucked out to sea... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:55:32 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/marine/news/article.cfm?c_id=61&objectid=10632055&ref=rss SYDNEY - More than 200 sharks, mostly hammerheads, were spotted during a 15-day helicopter surveillance off Australian beaches this summer but no decision has been made on whether further helicopter shark patrols will be used in New... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/marine/news/article.cfm?c_id=61&objectid=10631799&ref=rss Transtasman rower Shaun Quincey is expected to complete his epic journey tomorrow, after fears that he might be swept past the top of the North Island abated overnight.Quincey, who set off from New South Wales on January 20, was... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:18:20 +1200