History & Culture
The fatal earthquake that hit Christchurch, New Zealand, on 22 February 2011 killed 185, wrecked the city’s CBD and undermined its eastern suburbs. Ten years on, Christchurch has learnt some valuable lessons in city planning.
History & Culture
New Zealand’s White Island volcano gave fair warning of its impulsive and devastating power… but it went unheeded.
Creatura Blog
With a large head, tiny beak, and a round, puffed-out little body, the tomtit fits perfectly into the Australasian robins family.
Adventure
Three female alpine-addicts pull together a motley crew of adventurers to tackle a bespoke version of New Zealand’s historic Symphony on Skis ski-mountaineering route traversing the South Island.
Creatura Blog
At 1.7 metres long and roughly 50 kg, the Hector’s dolphin is a diminutive little thing.
News
Nature’s most spectacular light show may make a rare appearance in skies of southernmost Australia.
Creatura Blog
This is the black robin of New Zealand, a formidable little nugget that has set new standards for how we save the world’s most endangered birds from the brink of extinction.
Wildlife
During 60 million years of isolation, a host of unusual birds evolved in New Zealand, many of which are now extinct or endangered.
History & Culture
Soon after it became a British colony, New Zealand began shipping the worst of its offenders across the Tasman Sea.
News
An international team has discovered extreme underground conditions at New Zealand’s Alpine Fault, which is due to rupture in a major earthquake in the next few decades.