From windswept ridgelines to lush native forest remnants and rugged coastlines, Wellington’s Regional Trails have it all.
Research on the Alpine Fault suggests there’s a high chance of a magnitude-8 event occurring within the next half century. This will cause significant damage in the area, but just as the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake had a significant impact on Wellington, it is also likely to be widely felt across the lower North Island. Some 30,000 residential chimneys in Christchurch toppled or caused damage during the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes. Most were unreinforced concrete masonry or brick, which are common in pre-1970s homes. Chimneys are just one feature of a home we can make safer for future earthquakes. The Earthquake Commission has assembled a quickfire list of those features most likely to fail, and what can be done to mitigate damage and danger to occupants. For more information visit the Earthquake Commission website: eqc.govt.nz/be-prepared
Photographer Julian Apse is well-accustomed to remote places. And so is his Series IIA Land Rover.
The modified vehicles used in deepest Central Otago to carry a collection of varmint hunters may not be roadworthy, but they definitely need to be hillworthy.
There's no machine better than a trusty Landy on an 88-kilometre-long road made entirely of sand. Just ask the legends of the Snapper Classic.
Equally adept at hauling dogs or dinosaurs, the Foote's Landy has done the grunt-work on their Otago farm for a generation.
Dunedin is surrounded by a collection of small townships, each with its own identity and unique community.
Within our New Zealand bubble are some of the most dramatic, breathtaking landscapes in the world.
Growing populations of iconic birds are living proof that eradicating invasive pests is critical to restoring New Zealand’s biodiversity.
It’s time to go back—to the Kimberley.
Albatrosses and sea lions, little blue penguins and takahē live next door to humans in Dunedin, a city perched on a knot of land on the Otago coastline.
Tall, dark and lonely, formed from a mountain peak drowned by the sea, D’Urville Island is a rugged sentinel between Nelson’s Tasman Bay and the gentle filigree of the Marlborough Sounds.
When the sun takes a hiatus to the northern hemisphere, it’s tempting to follow… but where?
Some of the most incredible experiences in Queensland sit on straight line between Cairns and Cape York, the northern-most tip of the Australian continent. For travellers who have wearied of Surfer’s Paradise, a treat awaits.
There are five ways to identify the deadly myrtle rust this summer. Do you know them?
You know you’re in for an adventure when the map says Zebedee, Wandjina and Bungle Bungle.
A part-time Department of Conservation job set three industrial design students on a path to save New Zealand’s native birds from predators.
A turbulent past, an exhilarating future.
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