Built for acceleration and power, the shortfin mako is the fastest shark in the world and an icon of New Zealand seas. Although heavily fished for decades by commercial longliners, mako populations are beginning to recover, and prospects look good for this oceanic speedster.

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Shark week

Scientists are only just beginning to understand sharks' biology, behaviour and contribution to the environment. In celebration of the ocean's apex predators, we've collected all the NZGeo.com stories and documentaries about sharks in one place.

Speed demon

Built for acceleration and power, the shortfin mako is the fastest shark in the world, and an icon of New Zealand seas. Prospects look good for this oceanic speedster.

#VR: 20 hours to shark-land

Voyage to Astrolabe Reef in New Caledonia, 150 kilometres from the nearest land, to find out what a pristine reef looks like, how it functions, and why it might be vulnerable.

#SundayDoco: A whale of a shark

Every April and May, some of the largest animals on earth, whale sharks, congregate off Australia?s West Coast. Where they come from and where they go remains a mystery.

Unpacking Ruataniwha

The Supreme Court recently ruled that DOC was not allowed to downgrade conservation land in order to swap it for another block of land.

What does this decision mean for the rest of New Zealand?

A night at the Globe

When a 400-year-old play was brought to life in Auckland with Pasifika costume, dance, language and actors, audience numbers broke records.


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GREENLAND SHARKS ARE LIVING TIME CAPSULES
The longest-living vertebrate on the planet, some Greenland sharks alive today are nearly 400 years old.

CONCERNS OVER 'SYNTHETIC CANNABIS'
There are fears there is a new chemical or poison in a drug that?s been linked to a spate of deaths in Auckland this month.

OUR ILL-FATED BURLY BLACK SWAN
New Zealand once had its own species of black swan, described as having the physique of a rugby player.