Paul Quinlan wakes up at four, vaguely nervous about the day ahead. The tūī are up particularly early, too, as if to herald a ...

One of the world’s smallest nations is transforming its economy from subsistence to sustainability. Will Niue’s brave new plan work? Each year between August and October, humpbacks rest in the calm ...

Small marine creatures can hitch lifts on floating objects all the way to Antarctica, a new study suggests—and as climate ...

If the South Island kōkako is not extinct—if, as many believe, a handful of the birds are still alive in the forests of the ...

The glowering duck on the cover only just made it. As we put this issue together, we were leaning toward a foreboding shot of ...

Misinformation about the Treaty of Waitangi, its language and its intent is at the centre of the Treaty Principles Bill introduced to Parliament this week.

What to do when giant eagles are hunting you? Change colour, if you’re a kākāpō. Researchers now think the reason kākāpō come ...

Sea lions are coming home to the coasts of southern New Zealand, returning to their former territory after more than 300 years in exile. The big question is: Can we make room for them? A curious New ...

Twice the kākāriki karaka has returned from the dead. Orange-fronted parakeets were declared extinct in 1919 and again in 1965, but each time, the birds were concealed deep in the beech-forested ...

Virtual Reality / 360 Video - NZ 360 Nov 15: Leigh Wharf The irony is that the camera can't see far enough to properly document the worst sites in the Hauraki Gulf—they're too turbid to see more than ...

Lead is highly toxic—but to kea, the metal tastes like a sweet treat. So for years, the native parrots have been dying of lead poisoning: enduring vomiting, seizures, cognitive decline, and starving.

In the last century illegal whisky production in Southland’s Hokonui Hills was a subject of police investigations. Today that shady past is a cause for celebration. The legend of Hokonui leads back to ...