Starting from the country’s main gateways, such as Auckland and Christchurch, these road trips offer the best chance to ...

New Zealand is renowned for its great outdoors ... Today Russell is an elegant village with a splendid seaside boardwalk on the Bay of Islands in the north of the North Island, and a well-stocked ...

A historic ship in the Bay of Islands destroyed by fire this morning has been described as a significant loss of history.

An estimated 5500 people turned out to enjoy the oldest country show in New Zealand on Saturday ... Founded in 1842, the Bay of Islands Pastoral and Industrial Show is only a couple of years ...

New Zealand’s volatile ground could also prove a problem. Perched on the boundary between tectonic plates, fault lines run under both the North and South Islands and earthquakes are sometimes ...