New business enterprise rebrands Great Barrier Island as boutique innovation hub
Still, the opportunity to immerse themselves in a tight-knit community and a landscape of such wild, natural beauty…
Reggae icon and ‘cultural giant’ Jimmy Cliff dead at 81
The singer of hits like You Can Get It If You Really Want, Many Rivers to Cross, and…
Children’s book author Helme Heine dies in Russell aged 84
He is best known for the characters Franz von Hahn, Johnny Mauser and the plump Waldemar, the trio…
Major emergency response to West Coast crash involving multiple vehicles
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New Zealand extends pause on $29.8m Cook Islands funding after China deal
The spokesperson said New Zealand’s concerns about the Cook Islands’ actions “need to be addressed and trust restored,…
Residents Need Patience and ‘a Rake’ to Enjoy the 200 Million Migrating Crabs on Christmas Island
A boy walks through the crabs – credit, Parks Australia, via AP Every November, the 1,200 denizens of…
Nearly 50 dead after Hurricane Melissa thrashes Caribbean and approaches Bermuda
Melissa smashed into both Jamaica and Cuba with enormous force, and residents are assessing their losses and the…
Endangered Palau Ground Doves are Thriving After Restoration Effort
Ulong Island beaches – credit, Matt Kieffer CC 2.0. Wikimedia Native species like the Endangered Palau ground dove…
Ngātiwai lands on ‘tapu’ Poor Knights Islands in defiance of marine law change
Once there, the group climbed to the top of one of the islands and erected a flagpole. The…
New Zealand’s pointless ‘war’ with the Cook Islands must end – Richard Prebble
I was in Rarotonga last week. We are not winning. Tourism is booming. Our plane was so full…
ReefLine Project in Miami aims to turn concrete cars into coral reef
How scientists hope to save coral reefs from extinction Scientists trying to save the reefs grow corals, preserve…
Explore Otahuna Lodge, the South Island’s stately homestead turned boutique escape
Otahuna was built in 1895 for Sir Heaton Rhodes, a high-profile pioneer of Canterbury, long-term parliamentarian, a military…