An Australian breed of Huntsman spider appears to be establishing itself in Napier. Residents have made two sightings of the species not far from each other in the past few months. There are two ...

"It was one of the biggest huntsman spiders he'd ever seen," Justine Latton said of her husband Adam, who witnessed the incident A man staying at a ski lodge in Tasmania, Australia had the scare ...

Huntsman spiders, native and infamous in Australia, are also found in parts of New Zealand, most commonly in Auckland. The first sighting of one, known as the brown Avondale spider (Delana ...

Huntsman spiders are likely establishing themselves ... driving an exodus from Auckland to further south. Now cold-blooded Australian-introduced spiders and other insects are moving down with ...

Residents have spotted the species twice in the past few months, and an expert weighs in on if we should be worried.