
Incident
Rock Strike Sank New Zealand Tourist Catamaran Carrying 41 People
The 17-metre Black Cat struck Archway Rock off Akaroa with 38 passengers aboard, flooded, and was lost after the crew could not operate the bilge system.
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Industry
New Zealand awards first offshore exploration permit since lifting drilling ban
EnZed Energy secured a 12-year permit in the Taranaki Basin, the country's main oil and gas-producing region.
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Industry
Swire to close New Zealand's Pacifica service and withdraw last flagged boxship
Swire Shipping will close its Pacifica coastal container service at the end of July, ending operations by the last New Zealand-flagged boxship in the domestic trade.
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