A national icon in New Zealand, tuatara are the only living example of a reptile group that was widespread 60-240 million years ago.
These New Zealand parrots are the first birds to demonstrate ‘contagious’ positive emotions – just like how humans can make each other laugh.
If you’re looking for a trek that takes in stunning mountain scenery, as well as lakes, rivers, waterfalls, dense forest and coastline – without the hard slog – then New Zealand’s Hollyford Track should be on your list.
You don’t have to travel to far-flung places to paddle something new. As the winners of the 2015 The North Face Adventure Grant found, sometimes you can find virgin waterways in your own backyard.
Possums, rats and stoats to be targeted in world-first large-scale pest eradication program across the ditch.
Reaching the Cascade Saddle is said to be a highlight of a trek along the Rees-Dart Track in New Zealand’s Southern Alps… but is getting there a trek too far?
Mountain biking nirvana lies about four hours from Sydney. Tim Robson rides the Great Lake Trail around Taupo – and is already figuring out when to return.
A cold front ruined plan A. But the clouds parted long enough for two friends to put plan B into action – an exhilarating bike and hike up Black Peak, near Queenstown in New Zealand.
It’s nearly time for bookings for NZ’s awesome Great Walks to open for the 2016/17 trekking season. Here’s two of the best to get you psyched to push that “Booked” button!
Wild weather and challenging terrain turn this one-month cycle tour of New Zealand into seriously hard yakka.