Each frame is a photographer’s gallant attempt to describe the world in front of them—a real image of Aotearoa, and a ...

At Cooks Beach, waves at high tide overtopped the sea wall protecting the first row of baches. Behind the smooth blue curve of Cooks Beach, there’s a sandy road edged in rough grass, and then rows of ...

Last weekend the Minister of Conservation announced that some of the proposed high protection areas for the Hauraki ...

The bittern’s eerie, booming call sounds like a lament, a tangi ringing across the marshes. Now, the birds themselves are in trouble. A bittern’s mottled brown and beige plumage helps it blend into ...

As Auckland plunges back into lockdown and the rest of the country endures Level 2 restrictions, it becomes obvious that only the vaccines will restore some sense of normality. But who will get them ...

The Moa were perhaps the most unusual family of birds that ever lived. Some boasted legs built like an elephant, others laid eggs the size of rugby balls, and the giant moa was the tallest bird ever ...

If you haven't seen this newsletter for a while, hello again. We've endured a long technical battle with Google, whose robotic filter insisted we were a Nigerian prince angling for a quick buck. In ...

I stood on the pitch of Eden Park for the first time in my life last Sunday, a participant in the world record attempt for the largest haka. Ngāti Toa—the holders of the Ka Mate haka—formed a long ...

That isn’t a cheerful bonfire, it’s a massive cleanup operation. In Tairāwhiti the beaches are smothered in dead wood. Mountains are sliding into rivers; forests swarm with possums. While officials ...

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