The area's best stargazing is generally farther east and near the ocean, says Karl Silverberg, vice president of ...

Known as the jewel of the Bay of Islands, the seaside resort town of ... ride across the bay will get you to Russell, the site of New Zealand's first capital. Its lawless reputation and the ...

Do you ever find yourself staring at the sky, completely caught off guard by how beautiful it looks? Some sunsets have a way ...

The search for a navigator led them 4,000 kilometers west, to the tiny Micronesian island of Satawal. The island is just over ...

(Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) Keepers of the islands’ U.S. Coast Guard lighthouse kept domestic animals – dogs, cats, donkeys and rabbits – that destroyed habitat and preyed on wildlife.

From the Panama Canal and karsts of Ha Long Bay, to the wildlife-rich Galapagos, these magnificent must-sees are best ticked off by cruise ...

On a clear night above Lake Tekapo ... you have all these other friends in the sky looking down on you.” Kororā penguins mingle in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. The birds, whose population is ...

The Labour Inspectorate has paid a visit to dozens of businesses in the Bay of Islands as part of an extensive operation to ensure employers' compliance with minimum employment standards. The ...

Ancient forests, glow-worm caves unspoilt beaches and a rich cultural heritage all await discovery in the beautiful Bay of Islands Embracing 144 islands, most too tiny to be inhabited, New Zealand’s .

A "very bright" fireball seen over the Bay ... New Zealand in February. “It is interesting to note that our cameras can only detect these meteors during the darkness of night, and only when the ...

Video of a fireball streaking across the Bay of Plenty night sky has surfaced online ... cameras recording several thousand events over New Zealand every month, however very bright fireball ...

By Katrina Miller Astute skywatchers may have already seen the striking line of planets across the night sky in January. This week Mercury joins the queue. Now every other world in our solar ...