A rare king penguin, the second-largest penguin species, surprised eco-tourists and conservation staff at Pipikaretu Beach on ...

Once dubbed the world's ugliest animal for its soft, lumpy appearance, the blobfish has made a stunning comeback: it was crowned this week as Fish of the Year by a New Zealand environmental group. The ...

A rare sighting of a king penguin on an Otago beach has been described as a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity”. The penguin ...

The Titanic sank to a depth of two miles, with an estimated £2,000,000 worth of diamonds, pearls, and other valuables on ...

The blobfish, often mocked for its unique appearance, has been named New Zealand's Fish of the Year after a dedicated ...

Investigators say that meant no-one was monitoring the Austro Carina's course and speed before it grounded at Banks Peninsula ...

New Zealand also has a Bird of the Year contest, organised by conservation organisation Forest & Bird. The latest winner, crowned last September, was the hoiho, a rare penguin species.

New Zealand’s estuaries are facing increasingly extreme heatwaves, scientists warn, posing a serious threat to crucial marine ecosystems and kaimoana.