In New Zealand’s North and South Islands, each Māori tribe (iwi) has its own history, founding ancestor or ancestress, tribal ...

New Zealand is one of a few sites globally where ultramafic ophiolite rocks are located at or near the earths surface and ...

Starting from the country’s main gateways, such as Auckland and Christchurch, these road trips offer the best chance to experience the wealth and breadth of New Zealand’s unparalleled landscapes.

“We were like, ‘Sweet, some new timber for us to use,’” Nikau tells Myjanne Jensen and Hikurangi Jackson ... be the most important discovery in New Zealand archaeology.

New Zealand’s housing crisis disproportionately ... Run by the charitable company Hikurangi Enterprises, Whare Ora has now supplied more than 80 homes for local whānau. This project is directly ...

Now, scientists aim to get their clearest picture yet of the complex mechanics of our big-risk Hikurangi Subduction Zone – and what sets it apart from similar systems around the planet.

In response to the recent article highlighting the earthquake disaster risk posed by New Zealand’s Hikurangi subduction zone, the Listen UP NZ Community Roadshow is gearing up to educate and ...

The model suggests that the Hikurangi subduction zone is the most dangerous source of tsunami quakes near New Zealand, though the Tonga-Kermadec subduction zone north of North Island can also ...

The researchers mapped a fault line along the east coast of New Zealand's North Island and ... underwater reservoir 9.3 miles (15 km) from the Hikurangi fault, or subduction zone, where the ...

This cutaway 3D seismic image shows the Pāpaku Seamount, located beneath the seafloor near New Zealand's Hikurangi Subduction Zone. Scientists have found that seamount collisions with subduction ...