For the first time in more than six decades, an endangered bird has returned to a small New Zealand Island. A total of 40 tīeke, or saddlebacks, were reintroduced to Rakitū Island on Aotearoa (New ...

Te pua o te Rēinga, Aotearoa's only fully parasitic flowering plant, was rediscovered on New Zealand's North Island.

“He slowed down on the road near Ōtanewainuku and was rewarded with a kiwi encounter many New Zealanders dream of,” wildlife officials said in the release. “In a video sure to tug at on heart strings, ...

The decline in seaweed creates more space for animals ... New Zealand and found sponges are not always the most dominant organism. In fact, mesophotic ecosystems along New Zealand’s coast ...

Wind plays a crucial role in shaping New Zealand’s climate by distributing rainfall and temperature across the islands. Regions exposed to westerly winds, like the west coast of the South Island, ...

Scientists have discovered over 100 new marine species off the coast of New Zealand. This groundbreaking discovery was ... which has two nets, the team collected animals living close to the sea floor.

A 6.7 earthquake hit off the coast of New Zealand. According to USGS, the earthquake hit around 2:43 p.m. on Tuesday, local time. USGS reports the earthquake was 10 km deep, 159 km from Riverton ...

"Mr. Blobby" is a blobfish discovered in 2003 off the coast ... animal—did manage to win over the hearts and minds of many New Zealanders. This week, the blobfish was crowned New Zealand ...

The blobfish, described as the world's ugliest animal ... mainly off the southeastern coast of mainland Australia, the Australian island of Tasmania, and New Zealand. The blobfish topped the ...

Once dubbed the world's ugliest animal for its soft, lumpy appearance, the blobfish has made a stunning comeback: it was crowned this week as Fish of the Year by a New Zealand environmental group.

Back in 2013, the gelatinous sea creature was declared the world’s ugliest animal. But now it has been voted New Zealand’s ... They are found mainly off the coast of southeastern Australia ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A placid fishing trip turned “berserk” for three New Zealand men when a dolphin weighing more than 400 kilograms (900 pounds) appeared to fall out of the sky before ...