Bricks of cocaine that washed up on beaches in Australia this week may have been attached to a cargo ship bound and pushed ashore by a wild weather system that hit Queensland. Read...
Wet weather is forecast for several parts of the country on New Year`s Eve, while one community has already cancelled some of its planned celebrations. Read...
El Nino is expected to bring out more sharks, and a scientist says there are steps we can take to ensure we do not encourage sharks to hang about near people. Read...
The Ministry for Primary Industries says the increasing frequency of toxic algal blooms, resulting in shellfish toxin alerts, could be related to extreme weather. Read...
RUGBY The Miami Heat's caused a boilover in the first round of the NBA playoffs...beating the top ranked Celtics 111 to 101 in Boston to level their Eastern Conference series one-all More...
BUSINESS The cruise-ship season success is being celebrated -- but there's concern next season could hit an iceberg More...