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New Zealand river’s personhood status offers hope to Māori

WHANGANUI, New Zealand – The Whanganui River is surging into the ocean, fattened from days of winter rain and yellowed from the earth and clay that has collapsed into its sides. Logs and deb...

DATE: Aug 15, 2022 | CATEGORY: Travel

Australia-New Zealand travel bubble opens with joy, tears

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – As the passengers walked a little dazed through the airport gates, they were embraced one after another by family members who rushed forward and dissolved into tear...

DATE: Apr 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Travel

Come see forests and peaks, but clean up, New Zealand says

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – New Zealand has a message for the visitors drawn by its deep mossy forests, bubbling mud pools and magnificent peaks: clean up after yourselves. A new ca...

DATE: Nov 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

A round-trip flight just for the view – the Southern Lights

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – They took an eight-hour flight just to look out the airplane’s window, but it was an extraordinary view. A charter plane that left Dunedin, New Zealand, ...

DATE: Mar 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Hobbit-fueled tourism tops New Zealand economy

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – In New Zealand there are twice as many cows as people, but it’s the hobbits that are really making hay. According to new figures released, tourism has ov...

DATE: Nov 11, 2016 | CATEGORY: Travel

In New Zealand, glacier hikes melt away

Warming in New Zealand affects environment and tourism

DATE: Mar 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Travel

Ferocious cyclone strikes Pacific island nation of Fiji

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Residents of Fiji were beginning to clean up and assess the damage Sunday after a ferocious cyclone tore through the Pacific island chain overnight. Ther...

DATE: Feb 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

In the Marshall Islands, divers explore shipwrecks, spectacular coral

MAJURO, Marshall Islands It was clear right away it was a tuna swimming past because of the distinctive bumps along its back that lead to its angular tail. And what a whopper. It...

DATE: Jan 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Travel

8 people confirmed dead from Cyclone Pam

S. Pacific archipelago faced winds of 168 mph; 44 others may have died

DATE: Mar 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Breaking the ice for Antarctic Chieftan

Fishing boat dropped a line

DATE: Feb 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

James Cameron says ‘Avatar’ sequel delayed until late 2017

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Director James Cameron said Wednesday that writing three “Avatar” sequels is such a complex job he’s delaying the first new film a year and it will now be released ...

DATE: Jan 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

AC/DC drummer lives at full speed among retirees

TAURANGA, New Zealand – AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd was the toast of this quiet New Zealand coastal community when he celebrated the launch of his surprise solo album at his marina restaurant, P...

DATE: Nov 17, 2014 | CATEGORY: Music