Nature / Sustainable Tourism

Thousands of food lovers will swoop into the small Waikato town of Kāwhia on 5 February for a hands-on experience of New Zealand’s kai Māori / traditional Māori food.

He is probably the world's best-known cyclist, and now seven-times Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong is going to test his expertise on the landscapes of New Zealand.

Male tuatara could face a lonely future as global warming continues to affect New Zealand’s living dinosaurs.

A YouTube video of a kleptomaniac octopus is taking the world by storm – just days after it stole a Wellington man’s new underwater video camera.

Tauranga's little blue penguins are heading back to their off-shore island homes.

Rugby World Cup will leave an ongoing heritage in New Zealand long after this year’s event is over – thanks to a native tree planting project involving some of the country’s legendary rugby players.

A nest of tuatara eggs discovered at Wellington’s world-first wildlife reserve – the Karori Sanctuary – has conservation staff in a state of expectant excitement.

A major revegetation project at Cape Reinga, an ecological hotspot on the tip of New Zealand’s North Island, is returning the land to its natural state – seed by seed.

Kiwi skateboarder Rob Thomson has completed an epic solo skateboard journey through three continents that began in Switzerland and finished in Shanghai.

New Zealand’s natural beauty, Māori cultural experiences, small towns and main tourist centres have earned high praise in The Lonely Planet’s new guidebook released today.