Imagine stepping foot in a place where serene beaches touch the toes of majestic mountain ranges. Where urban innovation seamlessly integrates with Maori traditions. New Zealand, or as the locals ...

Queenstown is the most tranquil destination in the world, thanks to its low levels of noise and light pollution, cleanliness ...

Queenstown in New Zealand has been named the most tranquil destination in the world, thanks to its clean air, amazing scenery ...

New Zealand is set to unveil what will become one of the world's largest networks of mountain-bike trails — a series of 23 sections totaling 1,600 miles. When the first phase is completed this ...

HOT springs, glow-worm caves, paradise beaches and incredible stargazing make this a trip of a lifetime, says Deputy Digital Editor Josie Griffiths. 1. SECRET BEACHES New Zealand is home to 14 nati… ...

Travel New Zealand’s wild south an eye-popping paradise. By Giovanna Dell’orto Associated Press. Aug. 28, 2016 ...

The recognition acknowledges the mountain's theft from the Māori after New Zealand was colonized. It fulfills an agreement from the country's government to Indigenous people.

But colonizers of New Zealand in the 18th and 19th centuries took first the name of Taranaki and then the mountain itself. In 1770, the British explorer Captain James Cook spotted the peak from ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognized as a legal person on Thursday after a new law granted it all the rights and ...

A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people was recognized as a legal person on Thursday after a new law granted it all the rights and responsibilities of a human being.