Hamilton-based fuel supplier Waitomo is set to disrupt the capital’s fuel market today, with the opening of their first central Wellington site in Tinakori. Hot on the heels of Waitomo’s first site ...

This world-famous natural wonder, which is situated about 120 miles south of Auckland, features a boat ride through Glowworm Grotto, where thousands of glowworms illuminate the cave ceiling. New ...

Warm weather helps invasive ant with life-threatening sting spread north ...

Between 33 percent and 50 percent of the species of the North Island might have vanished in the long interval between the arrival of people on Aotearoa and canoes a disconcerting memory of the fact ...

The glowworm is the larval stage of a fungus gnat found only in New Zealand. Through a chemical reaction between luciferin and the enzyme luciferase, it produces cold blue-green light. This ...

As a result of heavy rain, several roads in Ruapehu and Waitomo were closed by flooding and slips. Photo / Waitomo District Council The extensive flooding in Waitomo and Ruapehu at the start of the ...

Middle-earth, aka Hobbiton, isn’t the only place in New Zealand where you can feel like you’ve stepped into another realm. The Waitomo Caves are on New Zealand’s North Island, about 220 km (137 miles) ...

Waitomo District Council 2025: (top row) Olivia Buckley, Janette Osborne, Allan Goddard and Dan Tasker; (bottom row) Eady Manawaiti, John Robertson and Isaiah Wallace. Photo / Waitomo District Council ...