All at sea: El Niño may blow in a summer of scarcity for our seabirds
Veronika Meduna Science & environment writer·New Zealand Listener· 10 Oct, 2026 06:04 PM4 mins to read Subscribe…
Earth’s driest desert is covered in wildflowers right now
THE ATACAMA DESERT, Chile — Spring has finally arrived in the Southern Hemisphere and, in Chile, even the desert is…
Annafest beer festival: The free-entry German alternative to Oktoberfest
One of my favourite explorations was a hike along the Funf-Seidla-Steig (Five-Brewery Hike) in Swiss Franconia, which, despite…
Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum cast and crew spotted filming in Ruapehu
“It also happens to be one of the first places I ever shot the character of Gollum 25…
Weather: South Island snow and flooding affect highways as cold snap hits
No weather-related closures or restrictions were in place as of 3.45pm. Road snowfall warnings are in force for…
Aims Games 2026: Region set for thousands of visitors and millions for the economy
It marks the third consecutive year that Aims has exceeded the athlete numbers at the 2024 Paris Olympic…
Waikato film industry grows beyond Hobbiton as region attracts major productions
A decade ago, Hicks was making his first film while moving dog kennels and figuring filmmaking out as…
First XV rugby: Westlake win title thriller, St Andrew’s stun Southland Boys’ High School
As for the forthcoming Blues final, Westlake have bossed the best of Auckland 1A three times in the…
First XV rugby: Three Hawke’s Bay schools in rugby semi-finals
Semi-finals will also be played on Saturday in the Blues and Chiefs regions in the North Island, as…
Northland under heavy rain watch as periods of heavy rain possible
Northlanders could expect elevated temperatures on Wednesday as the warm front pushed over the region, she said. That…
Discover La Vendee, the quiet French region Parisians kept for themselves
This corner of France has stayed off the radar and that’s because natives (in particular, the Parisians) have…
Central Otago wine: How Pinot Noir put region on global map
“If you consider that Martinborough Pinot Noir started in the 1980s, we didn’t get underway until the mid-1990s…