Following a raft of complaints about wait times for resource consents, the West Coast Regional Council has conceded it needs to take on more employees.

Volcanoes are rumbling as scientists monitor earthquakes at Washington's Mount Rainier and Alaska's Iliamna volcano.

A new sea spurge infestation has been found at Kapowairua (Spirits Bay) - the first discovery of the unwanted beach weed ...

The plant known as sea spurge has already taken over large swathes of the Australian coast has been discovered at ...

Huge Southern Ocean swells generated by a series of cold fronts are bearing down on three of Australia coastlines, and parts ...

German artist Katharina Grosse, who has a home and studio on Auckland's west coast. Photo / Franz Grunewald The German painter, who has a studio on the west coast of the North Island, drenched Art ...

A 5.7-magnitude earthquake and its aftershocks near Guatemala City led to landslides that were reported to have killed at ...

Beijing is pushing its claim of sovereignty over parts of the West Philippine Sea not just in Philippine waters but in film ...

A sailing team co-owned by Hollywood stars Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds will be among competitors turning the waters off ...

Chinese research ships are studying the seas for science and resources, but the data they gather could also be useful in a ...

Jetsetting South Australian politicians and bureaucrats are racking up more than $11,000 a week in overseas travel costs ...