Much of the North Island is wet and windy on New Year's Eve, especially on the East Coast with Hawke's Bay and Tairāwhiti ...

Thunder and heavy rain are expected to break over Rotorua, Taupō and the Central North Island from Saturday afternoon as Christmas motorists head out across the country. Heavy falls are also ...

This article was one of Herald Travel’s top stories of 2024. A road trip through the South Island’s West Coast is easily one of the best in the world. It’s a special experience, and every ...

Genome analysis of New Zealand’s forest parrot kākā has so far found no genetic differences between its two subspecies. This ...

The earthquake was centered 10 miles west of Port Vila, the largest city in Vanuatu, a group of 80 islands that is home to ...

A band of low pressure is bringing stormy weather to the motu, and Interislander ferry passengers are being warned to expect delays.

A lingering low-pressure system is bringing rain or showers to many parts of New Zealand, with thunderstorms ... to 6am Saturday MetService warned that southerly and south-west winds may approach ...

Tristan da Cunha is a group of islands in the South Atlantic that formed from the breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Tuesday just off the coast of Vanuatu in the South Pacific Ocean, the USGS said. A tsunami warning for the island nation was ... 30 ...

A 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the South Pacific island nation Vanuatu on Tuesday ... had reported significant damage before communications were cut off. New Zealand's Foreign ...