The 12-foot bird roamed the country for 4,000 years until they became extinct about 600 years ago, mainly because of ...

Filmmaker Peter Jackson owns one of the largest private collections of bones of an extinct New Zealand bird called the moa.

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The north of New Zealand's South Island was bracing for more heavy rains on Thursday, with a few homes evacuated and local authorities warning of landslides and surface flooding.

Residents from Auckland to Tasman face downpours, with the flood-hit South Island regions bracing for a 'worst-case scenario' ...

Cyclone Tam, now an ex-tropical cyclone, hit North Island, New Zealand. Strong winds and heavy rain caused power outages. A yacht sank off Northland. Auckland Harbour Bridge faced lane closures.

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit the coast of Riverton New Zealand on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey said. In a social media post on X, a seismic monitor, USGSsaid the earthquake hit ...

A 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck off New Zealand's South Island on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey said.

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off New Zealand's South Island on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey said. The tremor -- initially recorded with a magnitude of 7.0 -- hit at 2:43 pm ...

A strong 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck off New Zealand's South Island on Tuesday, authorities said, as the country's disaster agency assessed if there were any tsunami threats.

Prehistoric Polynesian seafarers were highly skilled and undertook some of the longest and most technically demanding voyages in prehistory—but did they ever sail into very high latitudes with ...