The Minister for Oceans and Fisheries has closed the inner Hauraki Gulf to fishing of spiny rock lobster for three years.

The inner Hauraki Gulf will be closed for three years to commercial and recreational spiny rock lobster fishing to help ...

The inner Hauraki Gulf will be closed for three years to commercial and recreational spiny rock lobster fishing to help rebuild the population, Oceans ...

Documents reveal the RMS Niagara shipwreck could cause a $200 million oil spill clean-up, and while Maritime NZ has ...

Significantly, he has decided to close the fishery in the inner Hauraki Gulf with a review after three years. The ban will apply to recreational and commercial harvest of rock lobster in waters from ...

Scientists were amazed to spot a Maori octopus hitchhiking on the back of a speedy shortfin mako shark, an unusual sight ...

A real-life "Sharktopus" situation unfolded in the Hauraki Gulf near Kawau Island in New Zealand, and scientists couldn't ...

A video shows a Maori octopus hitchhiking on a shortfin mako shark in the Hauraki Gulf near New Zealand's North Island.

Drone video captured what was a curious sight for scientists, who saw an octopus clinging onto the head of a short-fin mako ...

When Conrad Colman was growing up in Auckland, sailing optimists at the Kohimara Yacht club, he idolised the big names in round-the world racing like Sir Peter Blake. When the Whitbread or Volvo ...

Scientists captured a rare sight in New Zealand’s Hauraki Gulf—an octopus clinging to a shortfin mako shark. This stunning encounter highlights the ocean’s mysteries and the wonders of marine life.