The discovery of a previously unknown species in New Zealand waters underscores how little is still known about deep-sea life—and how many potential breakthroughs might be lying undisturbed in ...

A venomous sea snake found at a north Auckland beach appears to have been fatally bitten by a dog or bashed to death.

It has been a dramatic change of fortunes for the blobfish. Back in 2013, the gelatinous sea creature was declared the world's ugliest animal. But now it has been voted New Zealand's "fish of the year ...

More than 95% of the world’s population of New Zealand sea lion (formerly known as Hooker’s sea lion) breed here and the marine environment provides critical breeding areas for the southern right ...

said Radio New Zealand News. Sea level rise is occurring worldwide as the ocean expands due to warming temperatures, while glaciers and polar ice sheets continue to melt, said a researcher at ...