Scientists are monitoring Mount Ruapehu after an increase in volcanic activity has been detected. It is in a state of minor unrest, with the constant tremor beneath the volcano having increased from a weak to moderate level.
People have reported seeing bright flashes of light and hearing thunderous booms as a fireball crossed over the lower North Island.
Che Fu celebrates 25 years of Navigator with national tour The 10-date tour will begin 7 October in Invercargill, wrapping up in Hamilton.
It's part of a trial being run at Pāmu's methane measurement facility, run by Diane Karaitiana-Bryant. For over two months they'll call the barn home, enjoying access to 10 feeder bins which they can graze from freely and a soft, sheltered space to bed down
It is five years since Matariki became a public holiday, this year it falls on Friday 10th July. The date changes from year to year, but it will always fall in June or July.
Another Ruapehu eruption is not a matter of if, but when – but 30 years after the volcano's last major eruption cycle, scientists say New Zealand is much better prepared.
The parts of the country where conservation land will become easier to sell off are revealed in new maps produced by a lobby group
A King Country town is celebrating 40 years since it renamed itself Harrodsville in a cheeky act of defiance against one of the world's wealthiest men.
The rising cost of petrochemical-derived synthetics due to the conflict in Iran is seen as a factor in the surge in demand.
The Desert Road is closed between Waiouru and Rangipo following a crash.
When Kelly Wilson saw Kaimanawa horses for the first time she realised they were just diamonds in the rough
Parents acting up on the sidelines of sports games aren’t helping their kids, a sport boss says - it might even put them off playing.
A small four-bedroom house on Kaimanawa St has been the headquarters of the Taupō Islamic Centre since 2015
Wednesday Davis, a first-time mountaineer, died after sliding 250 metres down an icy slope
A 16-year-dream became reality when Te Kapa o Te Rangiita ki Ōruanui hapū, a sub-tribe of Ngāti Tūwharetoa, reopened its marae north of Taupō recently, after being closed for two years.
A man convicted of killing a drugs associate in a remote location off the central North Island's Desert Road could soon learn if his last-ditch bid to declare his innocence is accepted.
