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At 9:59am MetService escalated the severe weather warnings in the Tasman District to a Red Warning for Heavy Rain, in ...
The northern regions of New Zealand's South Island are preparing for heavy rains as warnings of landslides and flooding ...
Coastal dips and river wading on a multi-day hike through New Zealand's Abel Tasman National Park. Not every Great Walk involves summiting passes — one of New Zealand’s star trails is the 37 ...
The north of New Zealand's South Island was bracing for more heavy rains on Thursday, with a few homes evacuated and local authorities warning of landslides and surface flooding. New Zealand's Nelson ...
“The great River flows from the mountains to the sea. I am the River, the River is me.” With these words, the Maori tribes of Whanganui, New Zealand, declare their inseverable connection to ...
The Whanganui River has finally been granted legal status. mtrappitt - Flickr/Creative Commons. At nearly 200 miles in length, the Whanganui is New Zealand’s longest navigable river.
The top of both islands are once more in the firing line of an atmospheric river, with South Island emergency officials ...
The large-scale, multi-agency protection of the Tasman River has won a major environmental award. Project River Recovery, which has the aspiration of turning the Tasman River into a predator-free ...
The Maori, the indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand, had been fighting for more than 160 years to get legal protection for the river. The Whanganui tribes have nurtured a deep connection ...
Some parts of the route can only be traversed at low tide. Credit: daboost / depositphotos.com Abel Tasman National Park is named after Dutch explorer Abel Janszoon Tasman, who in 1642 became the ...
Canoe the Whanganui River New Zealand’s longest navigable river runs from its source at Mount Tongariro in middle of the North Island to the Tasman Sea in the west. It has a deep spiritual ...