Starting from the country’s main gateways, such as Auckland and Christchurch, these road trips offer the best chance to ...

As a dual citizen of New Zealand, I can say there are countless reasons to book a flight to the beautiful Aotearoa ("land of the long white cloud, in Māori), but pocketing gold on the beach may ...

However, scientists in New Zealand may have finally caught a break. The country's conservation agency said Monday a creature that washed up on a South Island beach this month is believed to be a ...

More than 30 pilot whales stranded on a New Zealand beach were successfully returned to the sea thanks to a collaborative effort by locals and conservation workers, who used sheets to refloat the ...

Set after set rolls down the point. Timing your session is a careful gamble factoring in busy summer crowds and intricate tides. I won some and lost some. My favourite sessions being the ones ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

By Yan Zhuang Residents of New Zealand, a hot spot for whale and dolphin strandings, are used to finding large sea creatures beached on their shores. But the creature that washed up on a beach in ...