It is shaping up to be a wet and cloudy Auckland Anniversary long weekend across the North Island, including at holiday hotspots, but there is a promise of sunshine towards the end. A low-pressure ...

Kiwis can expect “typical summer weather” this Waitangi Day as a front from the Tasman Sea brings warmer conditions across the country. MetService meteorologist Oscar Shiviti told the Herald most of ...

In the January 2025 climate summary released today, NIWA said there were cooler-than-average temperatures across much of the country.

A mountain in New Zealand is now officially recognised as a human - But how will Mount Taranaki use its new rights?

As it gets ready for a tumultuous US presidency, the EU is something of a geopolitical castaway. To emerge (reasonably) ...

New Zealand, a land of breathtaking landscapes and surprising emptiness. Discover why this stunning country remains one of ...

Unusual conditions are lining up for only the second time in 75 years to bring what will be wetter and windier summer.

In the latest of our signature hotel guides, we explore the best stays in Queenstown — from bayside resorts to urban boltholes.

Mount Taranaki in New Zealand was recognised as a legal person on Thursday after a new law granted it all the rights and ...

Nine pilot whales were stranded at Farewell Spit, on New Zealand's south island, on Tuesday. Kara Tait, Maddie Gallagher and Sam Cleverley were among the volunteers who lent a hand in keeping the ...

Other New Zealand research has estimated that heat-related deaths among older people could increase from 14 per year to 88, ...

The mayor of Nelson in New Zealand's South Island seized on the sub-atomic slight, pointing out that work to split the atom was actually pioneered by Kiwi-born physicist Ernest Rutherford.