A magnitude 6.8 earthquake that rocked the bottom of the South Island struck in a seismic environment poorly understood by scientists – but which poses a major tsunami hazard. The 2.43pm quake hit ...

In one of the world's largest star-gazing sanctuaries, Māori guides connect travelers with the cultural and spiritual ...

Rodents and a contractor had brought down many internet and phone services for the lower South Island, with people across ...

GeoNet, New Zealand’s geological hazard monitoring system ... Authorities issued an Emergency Mobile Alert for the South Island, cautioning residents about potential dangers near the shoreline. The ...

A yacht has sunk and more than 3500 Northland homes are without power after severe wind gusts from Cyclone Tam toppled trees ...

A one-foot-long baby squid was spotted swimming in the waters around the South Sandwich islands. The footage is unprecedented ...

The wreck of the RAAF plane Baltimore FW282, which was shot down by the Nazis in December 1943, was found in the Aegean Sea ...

Antarctic cruises have never been so popular, with roughly 100,000 passengers a year. About 98% of them sail from South America to the Antarctic Peninsula, in the west. But just a few sail to the ...

To many observers, the most puzzling aspect of Donald Trump's tariffs was that his list included some of the most remote and ...

The administration slapped Norfolk Island (population 2,000) with 29 percent tariffs and Heard (population 0) and McDonald (population 0) islands with 10 percent tariffs as part of its near ...

President Donald Trump’s administration will likely usher in a new era of global ... the tariffs on an island inhabited by penguins. CNN: A remote island near Antarctica that is home to mainly ...

The list of nations Trump has targeted with steep tariffs include Heard and McDonald Islands, an external territory of Australia near Antartica that is home to a number of penguin species — and ...