A once-in-a-lifetime comet has been spotted over New Zealand skies this week. Comet C/2024 G3 (Atlas), which last visited the Sun about 180,000 years... Read More

Hundreds of people a day are visiting Mautohe Cathedral Cove's famous beach following the reinstatement of walking access to the popular Coromandel location. In... Read More

The Herald Travel's annual search for New Zealand's best beaches is under way for another year, and the competition is hot: Will fan-favourite Ōhope retain... Read More

Local Māori have placed a rāhui on part of Lake Taupō following the suspected drowning of a jetskier on Sunday. Taupō Police Senior Sergeant Andy Livingstone... Read More

Salt Spray Surf School on Ōhope Beach celebrates its 21st anniversary this summer. For the owner Ollie Dobbin, teaching people how to surf is more than a... Read More

A police search is under way after a jetskier went missing on Lake Taupō following reports they were seen struggling in the water. Taupō Police Senior... Read More

House of Science has launched an educational kit for primary school students, taking a mātauranga Māori approach to forest health and environmental issues... Read More

A collaboration between the Western Bay Wildlife Trust and the Mauao Trust spells hope for the future of one of the Mount Maunganui kororā, little penguin,... Read More

Black Jack Rd will fully reopen today after the Coromandel wildfire in Kūaotuna. Fire and Emergency NZ said this morning's drone flight confirmed three... Read More

Legal controls on the movement of fruit and vegetables in the South Auckland suburb of Papatoetoe will remain in place for the next few weeks as part of the... Read More

'Apples are much nicer when it is cold. It's the sweetness.” Despite having eaten apples for close to 100 years, Guinevere Rattenbury still loves the... Read More

A heavy downpour of rain this morning has caused flooding in Pāpāmoa. Residents of Dickson Road and Longview Drive woke to find their roads flooded... Read More