A rare king penguin, the second-largest penguin species, surprised eco-tourists and conservation staff at Pipikaretu Beach on ...

A rare sighting of a king penguin on an Otago beach has been described as a "once in a lifetime opportunity". The penguin ...

The reserve on the Otago Peninsula is home to hoiho (yellow-eyed penguins) and kororā (little penguins). Haldan said penguins were regularly spotted moving about the reserve, but the lucky tour ...

Investigators say that meant no-one was monitoring the Austro Carina's course and speed before it grounded at Banks Peninsula ...

“We don’t know exactly why many of our coastal taonga species, like the hoiho – or yellow-eyed penguin – are declining. “But most species are extremely sensitive to water ...

New Zealand’s estuaries are facing increasingly extreme heatwaves, scientists warn, posing a serious threat to crucial marine ecosystems and kaimoana.

Pico Iyer is the author of 17 books, including the bestsellers The Open Road, The Art of Stillness, and The Half Known Life. His latest, Aflame, explores decades of visiting a Benedictine monastery in ...