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Incredible ‘Walking Tree’ is Named New Zealand’s 2024 Tree of the Year
A lone tree that looks like it’s out for a stroll has been crowned the 2024 Tree of the Year in New Zealand.
This extraordinary...
How Two Filipinos Helped Thousands of Migrant Teachers Settle in New Zealand
New Zealand enjoys the company of 72,000 Filipino migrants, many of whom are women arriving to fill the nation's teacher shortage.
This pipeline of talented...
Endangered New Zealand Bird Chooses Airport as Nesting Sanctuary, With Tall Fences to Keep Out All Their Predators
Endemic to New Zealand, this sweet little bird is called the tūturiwhatu, or New Zealand dotterel, and though endangered, it has found a unique...
Prehistoric Bird Once Thought to Be Extinct Returns to New Zealand Wild
In a massive and historic conservation success story, eighteen takahē birds have been released into the wilds of a nature reserve on Lake Wakatipu.
This...
Cuteness Overload as Seal Walks into New Zealand Hardware Store
As another weekend drew to a close and the Monday workday loomed, the manager of a New Zealand hardware store was opening for business...
Urban Forests Create a Birdlife Boom in New Zealand Cities – Even Species Absent for Generations
Just ten minutes beyond the center of Wellington lies a wild paradise, where the birdsong of as many as 40 species ring out above...
Fossil Found by Kids in New Zealand Turns Out to Be 27 Million-Year-old Giant Penguin
The remains of a giant prehistoric penguin were discovered fossilized on a beach on New Zealand, delighting a group of young students, and filling...
New Zealand is Hearing the Kiwi Call Once Again After 5 Years of Silence: ’It’s Amazing‘
In the latest audio survey of kiwi bird populations on New Zealand's North Island, many areas that were silent in 2016 now have airways...
New Zealand Penguin Hospital Saves Endangered Birds That Would Be ‘Functionally Extinct’ Without Help
Despite the amount of cuts, poo, and “flipper bashing,” New Zealand veterinarians are enduring it all to keep an endemic penguin species alive on...
New Zealand Designer Makes Ingenious Solar-Powered Skylight That Desalinates Water For Drinking
People living in the shanty towns of Chile’s coastline have all the water they could ever need, but they can't drink it because it's...
New Zealand Buys Enough COVID Vaccine for its Pacific Islander Neighbors
The New Zealand government has announced it will be supporting its Pacific neighbors by helping ensure they have access to safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines through...
New Zealand Couple Says No to Lucrative Offers from Developers and Gives Land to Nation
A married couple from New Zealand has donated their heritage farming property to the state to ensure the beautiful natural scenery it contains can...
Prison Camp Survivor is Casually Building and Donating a $50 Million Children’s Hospital in New Zealand
When Mark Dunajtschik escaped Knicanin prison camp near the end of WWII, he was forced to flee his homeland of Yugoslavia. Five years after...
New Zealand Prime Minister Pledges to Reach 100% Renewable Energy Across Nation by 2030
Since Jacinda Ardern became New Zealand's prime minister in 2017, she's emerged as one of the world's climate leaders.
Government initiatives over the past few...
Zero-Emission Trucks Set To Make New Zealand A World Leader In Hydrogen Energy
The roads of New Zealand will soon be worked over by long-distance trucks powered entirely by ultra-sustainable hydrogen-powered electric fuel cells.
Capable of traveling 310...
New Zealand Has Eradicated COVID-19 – ‘Crushing’ the Virus to End Social Distancing
After eradicating domestic COVID-19, New Zealand has ended all social distancing and other lockdown measures, with businesses and athletes celebrating.
From Hong Kong to New Zealand, Hawaii and Montana, Officials Celebrate No New Cases of COVID-19
Hong Kong hasn't had a COVID-19 case in 22 days, while New Zealand, Hawaii and Montana are all celebrating days without new COVID cases.
New Zealand Passes Historic Carbon Neutrality Legislation in Near-Unanimous Vote
In a landmark display of bipartisan cooperation, the nation's new commitment to carbon neutrality before 2050 was approved by 119 votes to 1.
Population Doubles For One of New Zealand’s Rarest Birds, As 150 Chicks Hatch This Season
The adorable orange-fronted parakeet is making an impressive comeback in New Zealand—doubling its population with an epic hatch in 2019, thanks to trees.
11-Year-old Sends Amusing Bribe to New Zealand Prime Minister Demanding ‘Dragon Research’
An 11-year-old girl named Victoria is determined to do whatever it takes to find a dragon—even it it means bribing the Prime Minister of...