Harness racing is heading into new territory next year, with the first ever meeting at Taupo on January 26, 2026.

The town is renowned for the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sigiriya Rock Fortress, a formidable landmark rising 1,200 feet above the landscape. This ancient fortress, which served as a royal capital in ...

Sri Lanka’s Sigiriya has been crowned the world’s most welcoming city for 2025 by Booking.com, based on over 360 million of ...

Rotorua Girls’ High School went into lockdown and police were called after members of the public entered school grounds during interval to ...

Sri Lanka’s Sigiriya has been crowned the world’s most welcoming city for 2025 by Booking.com, based on over 360 million of ...

Flooding and power outages have been reported in Taupō this evening as heavy thunderstorms strike the central North Island. MetService earlier issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the central ...

A jet skier is missing in the lake near Acacia Bay after they were last seen struggling in the water.mark taylor / Stuff The police dive squad and a drone are at Lake Taupō as the search for a ...

Three drivers who fatally hit a man walking on Auckland's South-Western Motorway are being urged to come forward. Not one stopped, despite striking the man after he entered the northbound Dominion ...

Handily, Booking.com’s Traveller Review Awards are back for their 13th edition, and the platform has unveiled the world’s 10 most welcoming cities. It used a whopping 360 million verified reviews of ...

A 4.5 magnitude quake has rattled central New Zealand this afternoon. The quake struck at 4.33pm 10km south of Seddon. It was described as moderate and was “felt’ by nearly 900 people from ...

How is climate change affecting polar regions? Climate change is amplified in the polar regions. The northern and southern reaches of the planet are warming faster than any area on Earth, with the ...