Cook Strait
The team that hit the rocks: Peter Jerram's Wahine memoir
Peter Jerram and his university cricket team were onboard the Wahine Ferry when it was caught between ex-tropical cyclone Giselle and a southerly front. Audio
A decade of earthquakes
Ten years after the Darfield earthquake, three seismologists from GeoNet reflect on a decade of big earthquakes and what we've learnt from them. Audio
Our Changing World for 3 September 2020
Three seismologists from GeoNet reflect on the decade of big earthquakes that began 10 years ago with the Darfield earthquake in Canterbury. Audio
My grandfather: WWI veteran Captain Euan Dickson
Captain Euan Dickson's eldest granddaughter Angela Campbell talks to Jessie about her memories of her grandfather. Audio
Tunnel vision on bridge to nowhere
No-one has seriously proposed a Cook Strait bridge or tunnel for more than a century - and no expert says one is feasible now. So why was it suddenly front page news this week? Video, Audio
Interislander travellers left stranded by mechanical fault
Hundreds of Interislander travellers had their plans disrupted this morning after a mechanical fault saw the Kaitaki ferry replaced with a smaller ship.
Project Cookie Monster
Professor Craig Stevens of Niwa and the University of Auckland is sending underwater drones to the sea floor in one of the world's most turbulent stretch of water - Cook Strait. He wants to find out… Audio, Gallery
Thousands of people still without power overnight
About 4500 households are still without power tonight after a powerful storm battered the lower and central North Island throughout the day.
KiwiRail wants quake-resilient facilities for ferries
KiwiRail wants new, earthquake-resilient facilities for the Cook Strait ferries, even if it has to share them with its rival, Bluebridge.
Eavesdropping in Cook Strait
Whales, dolphins, earthquakes and boats are some of the sounds that make the underwater world of Cook Strait a noisy place. Video, Audio
12-year-old becomes youngest to swim Cook Strait
Caitlin O'Reilly swam between the North and South islands on Friday. She spoke to John Campbell exclusively about why she did it. Video, Audio
Poorly fitted propeller fell off Interislander ferry
An Interislander ferry's propeller fell off because it was poorly fitted, an inquiry has found.
Marlborough gets disaster-ready for cruise season
The Marlborough District is bolstering its hazards response plan ahead of its largest ever schedule of cruise ship visits to the Sounds.
Rogue waves
Rogue waves are rare, massive waves and Craig Stevens explains that although 'we know one when we see one' we don't understand how they form. Audio
Investigation into cruise ship mishap
A formal investigation is under way after luxury passenger ship Azamara Quest reportedly struck a rock in Tory Channel.
Yachties race wine across the Cook Strait
For more than a decade yachties and wineries in Marlborough have teamed up to race the region's new vintage of sauvignon blanc across the Cook Strait to Wellington. Audio
Subtidal currents in Cook Strait
Cook Strait is known for its strong tidal currents, but NIWA oceanographers have completed comprehensive measurements of subtidal residual currents. Video, Audio
Earthquake research - Dr Ian Hamling
New research shows some Cook Strait faults may be less stressed and may now be further away from rupturing. A team of scientists studied the 2013 Cook Strait and Lake Grassmere earthquakes. And found… Audio