Even at the airport, Tahiti goes to great lengths to meet your expectations of the South Seas. By the queue at the immigration desk, a three-man combo plays traditional melodies, accompanied by a ...

Filmmaker Peter Jackson's fascination with a large extinct New Zealand bird has led to an unusual partnership with a biotech ...

Standing more than three metres (12ft) high, the South Island giant moa is regarded as the tallest bird to have ever walked the face of Earth.

This year’s top islands, as voted in our “World’s Best Awards” survey for 2025, span 18 countries, from the Mediterranean to ...

Meet the Māori people of New Zealand, who are preserving their culture through storytelling, voyaging, and language revival. And learn how you can respectfully engage with their living legacy today as ...

The 12-foot bird roamed the country for 4,000 years until they became extinct about 600 years ago, mainly because of ...