Nature / Sustainable Tourism

Four New Zealand gardens have earned the title of ‘Garden of International Significance’ in a new quality ranking aimed at overseas visitors.

An 86-year-old Wellington nun, who set up a community garden scheme, has been voted New Zealand's Gardener of the Year.

New Zealand’s unique Hector’s and Maui’s dolphin populations will enjoy greater protection in four new marine mammal sanctuaries due to come into effect tomorrow (23 October 2008).

Only 16-days-old and as yet un-named, a little blue penguin has everyone clucking at the Penguin Encounter in Christchurch’s International Antarctic Centre.

Leading New Zealand garden designer Doug Waugh has died of cancer, aged 52.

New Zealand has boosted its allocation of parkland with the government purchase of a high country station that borders some of the best known national parks.

New Plymouth on the west coast of the North Island has been named New Zealand's Top Town in a national magazine poll.

A family of New Zealand’s more curious insects has moved into an Auckland luxury hotel.

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 national carrier, Air New Zealand, already claiming to be the world’s most environmentally responsible airline, has announced another batch of new initiatives towards sustainable air travel.