It’s a brisk early morning at Piha’s North Beach in Auckland ... a conservation worker says. “In New Zealand, we’ve got a lot of awesome native species that we want to protect, and ...

Soft, sandy beaches and rugged coastlines fill the shores ... Discover more of The Ultimate New Zealand Experience. Krista Rossow is a contributing photographer to National Geographic Travel.

and Abel Tasman), miles of sandy beaches, and adjoins two wine regions (including Marlborough, New Zealand’s largest). Or perhaps it’s the makers: the artists, horticulturists, vintners ...

The New Zealand Herald reports that a father and son duo combing a local beach for wood may have made one of the most important discoveries in New Zealand history. The pair came across strange-looking ...

Could you spot a rip? Half of beach users in New Zealand would struggle to identify a rip current in photos and videos, according to a new Otago study. The pilot study now published in Natural ...

untamed spirit of the landscape quite so neatly. However, a break in a luxury setting needn't cost the earth. In New Zealand, we are lucky that more than a third (33.4 per cent) of all land is ...

Photo from James Lee, UnSplash A rare whale recently died after mysteriously attempting to strand itself on a beach in New Zealand. Locals noticed the animal — a strap-toothed whale — swimming ...

Only six other spade-toothed whales have ever been located. But those found intact on the beaches of New Zealand's North Island were buried before DNA testing could verify their identification ...