A stack of plastic mugs and bowls stand drip-drying in a rusty dish rack on an outdoor bench. Limp washing hangs from a guy rope strung between two trees. Someone is brewing coffee at a damp-stained ...

The New Zealand velvet worm or ngāokeoke has been crowned bug of the year for 2025. The ancient gummy-looking worm, covered ...

New Zealand is renowned for many things, but its natural beauty is definitely a podium finish. After moving here, it didn’t take long for my wife and me to ...

It may be ranked intermediate to expert by the Department of Conservation (aka DOC) but at just 33km the Routeburn can be ...

"At this stage, we don’t yet know how big or secure the new population is." Farmer finds rare, critically endangered species while clearing pest traps: 'I was ... stunned' first appeared on The Cool ...

New Zealand aims to raise $137 million to eradicate pests and restore ecosystems on three of our largest islands, as part of ...

Because of the scale and complexity of the Auckland Island project, it’ll take eight years and $78m to remove all pigs, cats and mice. It’s been described as the “last piece of the puzzle” for a ...

When people arrived on the shores of Aotearoa New Zealand and began to turn the land to their needs, they set in motion great ...

New University of Otago—Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka research shows Aotearoa has been increasingly accepting new bird species from around the world since the start of the Ice Age, offering clues into future ...

On July 4, the Travers's beaked whale (Mesoplodon traversii), never seen alive before, washed up on a beach in Otago, New ...

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

It was first discovered by Ngāti Apa, a Māori iwi, or tribe, who named it Rotomairewhenua, meaning “the lake of peaceful ...