When people arrived on the shores of Aotearoa New Zealand and began ... grass and scrubland. Forest cover became patchy everywhere except for the northern North Island. Our new research tracks ...

Curved like a smile across the North Island’s east coast, the Bay of Plenty and the string of towns threading its white-sand shorelines is a popular destination for New Zealanders, especially in ...

Outdoor enthusiasts are spoiled for choice. Hiking trails wind through untouched wilderness, offering panoramic vistas and rewarding encounters with native wildlife. Cyclists and mountain bikers have ...

By Kristine Sabillo Conservation authorities and groups, along with Māori people, recently established a new population of ...

Separated from the South Island by Cook Strait, New Zealand’s North Island is home to five of its main wine regions (seven, if you include Waikato and Ōhau), and is known for a wider variety of wine ...