After many months of behind-the-scenes conservation and cataloguing, the shells from Fred and Myrtle Flutey’s paua shell lounge are returning to the walls in their new home at Canterbury Museum.

How much would you shell out for your loved one? For one man in New Zealand, the answer was ‘a lot’. But not money. Actual shells. Fred Flutey collected beautiful iridescent paua shells from his local ...

Wainuiomata art student Aidan Walbaekken has raised $1500 so far by selling of his paua shell creations.Supplied / Not-For-Syndication After seeing the devastation in Kaikoura post-quake, one ...

I watch Mike Radon in action. He holds the shell in one hand, and a gentle push with a blunt tool is enough for the mollusc to be pried from the shell. It is fascinating to watch the gastropod called ...

The "devastating" effects of climate change on the ocean are also threatening pāua, New Zealand's most internationally well-known shellfish, new research shows. The research, including by National ...

Ray Chapman sells paua shells to donate to the local kindergarten but the supply has dried up due to the slip and conditions at Cape Kidnappers. Photo / Paul Taylor He sells seas shells by the sea ...