12-13-2024
A five-meter whale, a species thought to have been extinct, was washed up on the coast of New Zealand
10-25-2024
Dunedin Airport, the second largest on New Zealand's South Island, has imposed a three-minute limit on farewell hugs in the passenger drop-off zone. For those who need more time, an alternative has been offered: "For a more tender farewell, please use the car park."
09-05-2024
Reuters has reported that the New Zealand government has announced a nearly threefold increase in fees for foreign tourists. Starting October 1st, the entry fee to the country will be 100 New Zealand dollars, equivalent to approximately 62 US dollars
08-30-2024
New Zealand mud snails have been discovered in the Platte River (a tributary of the Missouri) in the US state of Michigan
07-03-2024
A fossil has been discovered in New Zealand that scientists have determined belongs to an ancient marine reptile - an ancestor of dinosaurs
04-17-2024
Marine biologists have discovered over 100 species of marine creatures new to science in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of New Zealand. According to the Ocean Census project, a team from the National Institute of Water and Atmosphere (NIWA) of New Zealand collected about 1,800 samples of living organisms at depths of up to 4,800 meters during an expedition to the Bounty Trough off the east coast of the South Island
04-15-2024
New Zealand has announced stricter requirements for the issuance of work visas and the introduction of new rules for the admission of migrants
03-29-2024
King Tuheitia Potatau Te Ferofero VII of the New Zealand indigenous Maori people advocated granting whales the same rights as humans
10-13-2022
About 500 pilot whales have died in mass strandings on New Zealand's remote Chatham Islands
11-26-2021
New Zealand authorities have announced that they will reopen the country's borders to foreign travelers at the end of April 2022