Situated in New Zealand’s South Island, Lake Tekapo is admired for its turquoise waters and sweeping alpine surroundings. Each year, vibrant lupins bloom along the shoreline, adding a splash of color ...

They were ‘land masses’ that appeared on explorers’ charts for more than a century – recorded, searched for, and sometimes ...

A new moon is when the moon shares the same celestial longitude as the sun; the two bodies are said to be in conjunction.

The trend of short-lived rainbands persists this week as a several fast-paced fronts move over the country. Westerly to ...

Some remote regions will experience a partial solar eclipse on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. The best places to see it will be in Antarctica and New Zealand.

An emergency set net fishing ban is being put into place around the Otago Peninsula to protect a threatened penguin ...

WELLINGTON, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand has imposed an emergency ban on set net fishing around Otago Peninsula to protect the endangered yellow-eyed penguin, or hoiho.

Snow to relatively low levels in Southland and Otago has the potential to catch out road users tonight and tomorrow. New ...

What do you think of barramundi? We love it; we cook it all the time on the barbecue at home.” I overhear that snippet during ...

Flights across much of the country were cancelled today due to severe weather. In Dunedin at least eight flights, four inbound and four outbound, were halted. In Napier a further three flights, two ...

The partial solar eclipse was visible to over 16 million people when it darkened the sky over the Pacific on Sept. 21-22 ...

The Government is taking action to protect mainland New Zealand's hoiho population through a temporary emergency fishery closure, and will seek public ...