Nature / Sustainable Tourism

The Hillary Trail – a new four day walking track on Auckland’s west coast honouring Sir Edmund Hillary – has been officially opened on the second anniversary of the New Zealand hero’s death.

The world’s smallest penguins are about to be given a big hand up with their own VIP – very important penguin – nesting area at EcoWorld in New Zealand’s Marlborough Sounds.

New Zealand researchers studying a rare and endangered species of penguin have uncovered a previously unknown species that disappeared about 500 years ago.

Freedom campers wanting to take advantage of New Zealand’s unspoilt environment are being given a simple message – if there's no toilet, don't camp there.

Scientists have discovered a vast new underwater colony labelled 'Brittlestar City' south of New Zealand.

Karapiro Wellness Resort is New Zealand’s first hotel to adopt a carbon offset programme designed at allowing guests to leave pampered but guilt-free.

With three cycle ways completed and more trails well on the way to completion, New Zealand’s national cycle trail project is on track to provide a summer full of choices for cyclists.

New Zealand’s conservation campaign to save the kakapo – the world’s rarest parrot – has reached a new milestone with confirmation that the population of threatened birds has cracked through the 100 mark.

It’s not exactly a population explosion, but two newly hatched kakapo chicks on a remote New Zealand island are another small step in the recovery programme for one of the world’s most endangered birds.

A newly formed lake in the South Island is holding on to potentially become the newest attraction at the Mt Aspiring National Park.