Hikers in New Zealand risk polluting the “clearest lake in the world” with a microscopic alga carried on their boots.

Its name, Rotomairewhenua, was given by the Ngāti Apa, a local Māori tribe. The name’s meaning: the lake of peaceful lands. To New Zealanders, and to the Māori, the small body of water is sacred and ...

A town that has been under a temporary boil water notice for ten years, with brown water coming out of their taps, has New Zealand's water regulator wading in.

New Zealands Blue Lake, the worlds clearest freshwater lake, is under threat from the invasive algae Lindavia, commonly known ...

A man has been filmed giving himself a very deep clean in a children’s pool in New Zealand in front of bemused onlookers.

A rare whale recently died after mysteriously attempting to strand itself on a beach in New Zealand. Locals noticed the ...

New Zealand marathon swimmer Breanna Ward has joined a select band of swimmers to complete the country’s triple crown of ...

A New Zealand man is making waves after catching what is likely the largest-ever yellowfin tuna caught by someone fishing ...

Twin water towers for sale on a large block of land in New Zealand are ready for a Grand Designs-style makeover. The disused ...

Bay of Plenty fruit and vegetable growers don’t want to be left high and dry in a review of water use by the regional council ...