“Walking Tree” resembling an Ent from LOTR crowned New Zealand’s tree of the year
It was part of a forest that was cleared 150 years ago to make way for farmland. It now stands ...
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New Zealand wants to become smoking-free. The country will ban tobacco for anyone born after 2008
The island nation's goal is to become smoke-free by 2025.
The best countries to survive the apocalypse
Let’s hope the scenario stays hypothetical.
New Zealand’s glaciers are melting faster than ever
They've lost almost 80% of their historical volume.
New Zealand boasts 100 days without coronavirus transmission — what can we learn from it?
New Zealand's pandemic strategy has paid off, but authorities warn against getting complacent.
New Zealand eliminates coronavirus community transmission
The news follows New Zealand's decision to ease restrictions from Tuesday onward.
What does it mean for New Zealand to become carbon neutral?
The country seeks to reduce to zero all its greenhouse gases by 2050 - except methane
New Zealand’s prime minister wants to go fully renewable by 2035
New Zealand is one of the greenest countries on the planet, but they still have a lot of work to ...
Some plants thrive in scorching hot volcanic soil — at 72 °C (161 F)
You could make tea at those temperatures.
New Zealand parrot’s ‘laugh’ is so contagious other birds just can’t resist joining in
When the kea plays its playful call other parrots just can't help themselves and join in.
416 beached whales send New Zealanders into frantic rescue mission
It was truly haunting.
Strange ‘Muriwai Monster’ is a crustacean colony, New Zealand marine scientists say
Beaches -- the final frontier. For these guys at least.
Magma is building up beneath a town in New Zealand
There's no need to panic though.
Real Life Mount Doom might be about to erupt, geologists warn
Mount Ruapehu on New Zealand's north island is starting to show signs of eruption, and hikers have been warned to ...
Surreal crooked trees shaped by Antarctic winds
Wind gusts are so unforgiving that the trees themselves molded into weird and crooked shapes. There's an almost surreal beauty ...
New Zealand opens marine reserve for oil exploration and seismic testing
In a world class display of hypocrisy, after opening up the world's largest marine sanctuary and vowing to reduce fossil ...
This reptile chews food like a “steak knife”
The New Zealand tuatara (Sphenodon) is one of those unique animals that warrants revision for biology textbooks. The lizard-like reptile ...
New Zealand MP demoted after suggesting homeopathy use in Ebola fight
Photo / Getty Images Green MP Steffan Browning was slammed by the public opinion and has subsequently been stripped of ...
Researchers find that that water penetrates upper crust layer, goes down to 6-8 km
Geologists working in New Zealand have shown, through isotopic analysis, that rainwater can infiltrate down to 6-8 km, in the ...
The amazing Tuatara
The tuatara is not an iguana, it's not a lizard, and it is very, very different than any other reptile ...
