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You can stay on the South Island in New Zealand's quintessential mountain town, Queenstown, to explore the Southern Alps and see some of the country's most beautiful areas. If volcano skiing in a ...
The latest observation of volcanic activity shows New Zealand's largest volcano is experiencing an "uncommon style of earthquake activity" near its summit. GNS Science found Mt Ruapehu has ...
Starting from the country’s main gateways, such as Auckland and Christchurch, these road trips offer the best chance to ...
Pure Tūroa was granted a 10-year concession to operate the Tūroa ski field on Mt Ruapehu in April 2024. That came two years after original operators, 70-year-old Ruapehu Alpine Lifts (RAL), went ...
Google has a 96.8% share of search in New Zealand, according to the Interactive Advertising Bureau – which put total search ad revenue at around $1.28 billion. Photo / Getty Images Google New ...
Thankfully, there’s a fix for that, and it’s coming from Google Gemini. Google Maps just got a smart new AI feature that I’ll use every time I plan a trip with ChatGPT. Thanks to Gemini ...
Google Maps for iOS is now getting the handy screenshot-reading tool. The feature allows Maps to automatically save places from screenshots that contain location information. The new tool is not ...
Wellington, New Zealand — The strange reproductive habits of a large, carnivorous New Zealand snail were once shrouded in mystery. Now, footage of the snail laying an egg from its neck has been ...
The Ruapehu ... boom with new skifield ownership. The Department of Conservation's approved a 10 year concession for Whakapapa Holdings to operate the Whakapapa side of Mount Ruapehu.
New updates to Google Maps have made it possible to show a custom car icon during navigation through both Android Auto and CarPlay. Here’s how it works. Back in February 2025, Google Maps ...
Google’s new ‘G’ logo appeared on stage during the I/O 2025 keynote, and is now live in more apps and the web. The new logo made its debut with the Google app on Android and iOS last week.