Hauraki Gulf’s ‘stunning’ marine life captured in new video footage and 3D models | News | Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington

Researchers surveying the Hauraki Gulf’s underwater reefs have collected valuable data that will be used to monitor changes in new marine protected areas.

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Two friends won a ban on trawling. Now, this bay teems with life

For 40 years a pair of divers fought to outlaw damaging fishing off Arran in Scotland. Their perseverance has let to a threefold increase in marine species

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With contentious fisheries reforms on hold, should NZ rethink bottom trawling?

Amid renewed debate over bottom trawling, decades of marine research suggest the balance between fishing and conservation needs revisiting.

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Controversial fisheries reforms abandoned, minister cites ‘disharmony’ in Parliament

National faced a lot of backlash over the bill.

nzherald.co.nz

Adopted! UNGA Resolution on the ICJAO passes with overwhelming majority. — Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change | Seeking an Advisory Opinion from the ICJ

NEW YORK, May 20, 2026 –   Today, at the United Nations General Assembly, a strong majority of States affirmed simple but powerful truths: the climate crisis is not beyond the reac...

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'Still work to do': Jono Ridler completes 1367km North Island swim

Ridler’s Swim4TheOcean campaign, aimed at raising awareness about the impacts of bottom trawling, has gathered more than 60,000 signatures.

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Industry opposition to bottom trawling ban “outrageous” - Greenpeace Aotearoa

News that fishing industry lobby group Seafood New Zealand will actively oppose a ground breaking, community-supported plan to ban bottom trawling along the Coromandel Coast shows how out-of-touch it ...

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Russia's interest in Antarctic oil exposed after scientist's arrest

A document linked to the arrest of a scientist has raised questions about whether Russia has long-term ambitions to exploit oil resources in Antarctica, where mining is banned indefinitely.

abc.net.au

Final showdown in Parliament as Government pushes through Marine and Coastal Area law changes

Parliament passed MACA amendments amid protests. Government says clarity; critics say it erodes Māori rights, tightens CMT/PCR tests, overrides court rulings, and sparks legal uncertainty.

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FBI boss Kash Patel gave New Zealand officials 3D-printed guns illegal to possess under local laws

On a visit to New Zealand, FBI Director Kash Patel gave the country’s police and spy bosses gifts of inoperable pistols that were illegal to possess under local gun laws and had to be destroyed.

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Inside the battle over trawling a 200-year-old deep-sea fish

New Zealand's chequered history of trawling for valuable orange roughy has set conservationists against fishers for years

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Fisheries minister's constraint on court challenges 'restrictive' – officials

MPI warned a 20 working day deadline to file court cases could be viewed as restricting the right to judicial reviews, suggesting a much longer timeframe

newsroom.co.nz

Anne Salmond: Who is this Government working for?

On a range of environmental and legal measures involving forestry, the coalition Government seems to be doing the opposite of what people and communities need, writes Dame Anne Salmond

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Fishing industry nets changes to cameras, discards and catch restrictions

Fisheries Minister Shane Jones says the changes are the biggest in 40 years, and will put an end to 'reckless' legal attacks that demonise fishers. Jonathan Milne reports.

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Marine reserve's 25-year review: 'When things aren't fished the place changes'

The jewel of the East Cape's coastline is under review for the first time in 25 years, with locals hoping the marine reserve will remain protected for many generations to come.

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'Attenborough would be mortified': Six tonnes of coral bycatch off Christchurch

Experts said incidents involving such a large amount of coral being caught are rare.

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Popular restaurant ditches fish over bottom trawling concerns

A Christchurch restaurant has decided to stop serving most fish from its menu. Gatherings have made the move, over concerns about the impacts of bottom trawling on our ocean environment. Gatherings ow...

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Herbicide review bad for business, Harraways says

New Zealand's only oat mill has submitted against a proposed hundredfold increase to the maximum limit of glyphosate in grains.

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A tone-deaf happy birthday message to David Attenborough

OPINION: The fishing industry claims its track record is “the sort of good news a global treasure like Sir David needs on his 99th Birthday”, rolling out a litany of “alternative facts”.

thepost.co.nz

The girl-math budget that will cut deep, especially for women

OPINION: ACT claims their pay equity rollback will save billions. That’s girl-math.

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Under Trump, US retreats from global fisheries and oceans leadership

This is Part 2 of a two-part series on fisheries management and oceans governance under the second Trump administration, which took office Jan. 20. Part 1 looks at the potential impacts that cuts and ...

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Protesters set up camp at fast-tracked coal mine

The occupation is 'the first of many' says 350Aotearoa, who plans to continue to disrupting Bathurst's operations on the West Coast

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How Greenpeace Lost a $667 Million Trial -- But Saved Its Soul

Greenpeace lost big but stood firm after Energy Transfer sued the group for its role in the Standing Rock protests over the Dakota Access Pipeline.

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West Papuan Indigenous people call for KitKat boycott over alleged ecocide

Thousands of acres of rainforest is being cleared to produce palm oil, used in popular Nestlé and Mondelēz brands

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Second firm halts plans for offshore wind farms

Just weeks after one offshore wind developer pulled out of New Zealand entirely, another told the Government it was pausing its activities.

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