The North Island is the more urbanized of the ... What is the best time of year to visit New Zealand? New Zealand's diverse landscape results in varied weather throughout the islands.

Starting from the country’s main gateways, such as Auckland and Christchurch, these road trips offer the best chance to ...

Boasting some of the most varied and rugged landscapes on Earth, New Zealand has long been a source ... spanning the length of the North Island, is perhaps the best way to see a sizeable stretch ...

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck near the New ... landscape after a cyclone. New Zealand's National Emergency Management Center tweeted that the shake was "widely felt in the North Island." ...

New Zealand declared a National State of Emergency on Tuesday for the third time in its history as Cyclone Gabrielle pounded the North Island with wind and rain, knocking out power to tens of ...

This restless geology is responsible for the island ... The landscape itself seems determined to keep its secrets, releasing them only to the most persistent explorers. New Zealand’s Prehistoric ...

That place was Parihoa, whose minimal outline and slick, dark-stained timber facade is a dramatic contrast to the rolling hills and rugged clifftops of the landscape where it resides. It is one of ...

In May 2021 I was travelling in a bubble: the short-lived Trans-Tasman travel bubble between Australia and New Zealand ... train down the length of the North Island, an epic 11-hour journey ...

The volcanic island lies about 50km off New Zealand’s North Island and 200km from Auckland, the country’s largest city. Once a popular tourist destination, it has been off limits since 2019 ...