The RAC Rally was a fearsome test for cars, drivers, co-drivers and engineers. In 1969 the five-day, 2400-mile, 73-stage epic ...

DNA analysis reveals the big, flightless moa birds ate — and pooped out — 13 kinds of fungi, including ones crucial for New Zealand’s forest ecosystem.

The Duchess of Cambridge, 43, has long been an advocate for forest bathing, well-before her shock cancer diagnosis was ...

Enjoy a peaceful escape with a visit to one of these stunning botanical gardens chosen by our featured panelists.

FEW countries enjoy so many natural advantages A: of scenery and climate as New Zealand ... with its kauri forest, tree ferns, and nikau palms, is only eclipsed by the still more luxuriant ...

Actor Navya Nair has been spotted visiting some of New Zealand's most stunning locations ... The locations she visited include Lake Wānaka, That Wānaka Tree, Mount Tasman, Tasman Glacier, ...

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A once-in-a-lifetime comet has been spotted over New Zealand skies this week. Comet C/2024 G3 (Atlas), which last visited the Sun about 180,000 years ago, is expected to continue to be visible for the ...

Stats NZ latest analysis of 2023 census data that the number of single parents in New Zealand continues to grow. Almost 1 in 5 tamariki in Aotearoa are now living in single person-led whānau.

Once upon a time, you might have been hard-pressed to find European ready-to-wear, Michelin-starred cuisine, or blue-chip art in New Zealand—even ... beach surrounded by trees and rugged sand ...

these might sprout into the beginnings of a new Brazil nut tree, a species that can grow to a height of 50 meters (164 feet). However, the rather shy agouti needs wide forest cover to thrive.

Located just 20 minutes from downtown Joshua Tree, the town of 29,000 boasts its own, less crowded entrance to the national park and a brand new visitor’s center that opened in 2023. It also has ...