They’ve been here 300 million years. They grow on rock, or in deserts, or underwater, or on dead animals—and they can survive ...

Last week, scientists and kaitiaki set to work to necropsy the rarest whale ever discovered—a spade-toothed beaked whale that washed up at the mouth of the Taieri River, south of Dunedin.

Tall, dark and lonely, formed from a mountain peak drowned by the sea, D’Urville Island is a rugged sentinel between Nelson’s Tasman Bay and the gentle filigree of the Marlborough Sounds. Māori called ...

We learned a lot from last week’s reader survey. Mostly we were reminded that the things that are important to us are important to our readers as well.

For all those who read my first article laying out the circumstances for New Zealand Geographic, thank you. Some 500 people took out new subscriptions, others renewed. Many also offered advice, which ...

For all those who have responded by subscribing for grandchildren or overseas relatives or to repay long and embarrassing debts, thank you. Thank you also for those who chose to donate instead, or ...

I watched the NYTimes election 'needle' edge into the red until the image was seared on my retina. Among the many questions in my mind on Wednesday was how the media and pollsters (and perhaps the ...

I'd like to start by thanking everyone who has responded to our We Need Your Help appeal. On Thursday we ticked over 1000 new subscriptions, putting us just 1000 short of our goal. Hundreds of readers ...

Great Mercury was one of the first sites of human habitation in New Zealand. Last year, a radical new public-private partnership sought to rid the island of pests. It was a unique operation, and the ...

Grebes are an ancient group of diving birds, quite unrelated to ducks and swans. The southern, or Australasian, crested grebe is one of New Zealand’s least known aquatic birds, a secretive but ...

Here we are—a nation of parents, grandparents and children all in the same boat, together at home. He waka eke noa. Every day of the lock-down we will post a story or video and set of activities that ...

The last 50 years has seen a focus on cleaning up environmental messes—in policy jargon, mitigating the effects of human activities. This approach has led to the creation worldwide of institutions ...