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Top 13 national parks in New Zealand
19 Nov 2025 09:23 GMT
Few countries do wilderness like Aotearoa (New Zealand’s Māori language name). The 13 national parks here cover an area about the size of Belgium and are central to the identity of the country and its people. They offer scree scrambles, volcanoes, gold …
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National Park trashed: Quad bikers urged to come forward
22 Mar 2024 05:32 GMT
A group of quad bikers are being urged to come forward after causing nearly $6000 worth of damage to a popular walking track in Canterbury last week.
Department of Conservation said the group of eight bikers crushed vegetation, trashed boardwalks and left …
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I paid $320 for a round trip on one of the most scenic trains in the world. It was worth the ride — once.
04 Nov 2025 14:31 GMT
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Bid to save critically endangered parakeet breeding success in Arthur's Pass
07 Apr 2023 09:19 GMT
One of New Zealand’s rarest birds is making a comeback.
A kākāriki karaka/orange-fronted parakeet population has been re-established in Arthur’s Pass National Park, with the critically endangered birds already breeding following a series of releases …
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Kākāriki karaka population re-established in Arthur's Pass National Park
05 Apr 2023 07:00 GMT
A population of kākāriki karaka - a species that was twice declared extinct and then rediscovered - has been successfully reintroduced to Canterbury's Hawdon Valley. File photo
Photo: Sean McGrath
A rare and critically endangered parakeet population …
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More than 50 Wgtn flights cancelled, snow closes Otago state highways
27 Oct 2025 06:48 GMT
Another round of severe weather is forecast to hit today in both the North and South Islands, with travellers urged to "drive to the conditions" when heading home from the long weekend.
Yesterday, the forecaster said an active low pressure system …
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27 Wellington flights cancelled as wild weather looms over NZ
27 Oct 2025 04:13 GMT
Another round of severe weather is forecast to hit today in both the North and South Islands, with travellers urged to "drive to the conditions" when heading home from the long weekend.
Yesterday, the forecaster said an active low pressure system …
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Further warnings issued as stormy weather to lash much of NZ
26 Oct 2025 23:04 GMT
Another round of severe weather is forecast to hit today in both the North and South Islands, with travellers urged to "drive to the conditions" when heading home from the long weekend.
Yesterday, the forecaster said an active low pressure system …
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Caution urged for drivers as 'wet and windy' conditions on the way
26 Oct 2025 19:43 GMT
Another round of severe weather is forecast to hit today in both the North and South Islands, with travellers urged to "drive to the conditions" when heading home from the long weekend.
Yesterday, the forecaster said an active low pressure system …
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Snow, gales, heavy rain threaten Labour Day travel plans
26 Oct 2025 09:56 GMT
Trees torn down in the Clutha region after Thursday's wild weather.
Photo: Supplied / Clutha District Council
Labour Day holiday plans could be thrown into disarray, as a major storm system bears down on the country, bringing heavy rain, severe …