The mountain dominates the western coast of New Zealand's North Island, also known as Aotearoa. Its peak is like the center ...

Large eruptions have been exploding out of Mt Taranaki at an average rate of about one every 300 years.SIMON O'CONNOR / Fairfax NZ Mt Taranaki is considered the New Zealand volcano probably with ...

In Auckland and Northland, heavy rain and severe thunderstorm watches were due to take effect from 7pm, and last until 5am ...

Mount Taranaki, also known as Mount Egmont, is more than just a big volcano, it's a culturally significant mountain. Credit: David Rowland/REX/Shutterstock Playboy ...

One climber's plans for the weekend include scaling Mt Taranaki – for the 500th time. Derek Andrews, 71, from New Plymouth, knows he's not the oldest, fastest or even the most frequent climber ...

Auckland will have periods of rain on Friday with thunderstorms and gales possible. Coromandel, Bay of Plenty west of Whakatane, parts of Waikato and North Taranaki are also in for wet weather on ...

A new guardianship initiative will aim to protect "every single inch" of the River Thames, according to a charity boss. Friends of the Thames (FOTT) chief executive Laura Reineke said the new River ...

Severe thunderstorms and downpours are expected to lash the North Island today, along with gales up to 120km/h and possible flash flooding. MetService has forecast heavy rain and strong northwest ...

It features essential views of Mount Taranaki, a dormant stratovolcano rising 8,000 feet (2,438 m) above sea level. And if that’s not enough adventure for you, a round-trip trail to the top of ...

You can also head to the west coast dissecting the farmlands of King Country through the Awakino Gorge and over Mt Messenger toward Taranaki to the city of New Plymouth, settled by people from ...