Filmmaker Peter Jackson's fascination with a large extinct New Zealand bird has led to an unusual partnership with a biotech ...

New Zealand's Tasman and Nelson regions face significant cleanup after heavy rains caused flooding and landslides, closing schools and roads. Emergency services reported numerous evacuations, with ...

The Nelson-Tasman region remains under a state of emergency, though the rain has mercifully eased.

South Carolina's coast is home to islands big and small, formed by the natural movement of sand. But rising tides could ...

This year’s 100th anniversary of the Santa Barbara earthquake has brought to my mind the two devastating quakes that struck ...

North Canterbury residents are being encouraged to have their say on a proposed 180 hectare solar farm on a property near their village. The Hurunui District Council has notified a resource consent ...

A species of huge, flightless bird that once inhabited New Zealand disappeared around 600 years ago, shortly after human ...

The 12-foot bird roamed the country for 4,000 years until they became extinct about 600 years ago, mainly because of ...