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 ...

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

The Taylor family says the trail that was once a place for everyone to enjoy a walk or bike ride doesn’t feel the same anymore, and they want to change that.

New Zealand energy company Meridian was given cause for celebration when water levels of the country’s largest hydro storage ...

Whanganui-born Brian Gray will attempt to break a New Zealand record for the furthest distance swum continuously by taking on ...

Police said they were alerted about 9.30pm yesterday that the men had not reached their designated pick-up point after a ...

In Christchurch, where Margolyes meets Abdul Aziz, who confronted the Christchurch terrorist at the Linwood mosque and ...

A 8,200ft mountain has now been recognised as a person in a bizarre move by New Zealand. The country's government ... and the Whanganuir River in being recognised as a person.

New Zealand's last war was a pivotal point for race relations in Aotearoa. A new documentary about it has landed at another pivotal moment. It is billed as "New Zealand's last war". It took place in ...

RHINELANDER, Wis. (WSAW) - It might be chilly now, but the recent warm weather has thawed those lakes and rivers. Crews at Bulldog Offroad Recovery in Rhinelander have seen an uptick in business b ...

the setting reminded me of one of a lakeside beauty spot you would find in New Zealand. Instead, I’m in Snowdonia ­National Park, deep in the Welsh countryside. Bala Lake is this country’s ...