Whenua is a New Zealand Herald project to show and tell stories of our land and explain how our history affects the present day. In this article, Ngarimu Blair describes the incredible fall and ...

Learning about Auckland’s sacred maunga, or volcanoes, is part of peeling back the layers of its indigenous history. Here's how to uncover more as you explore them.

Media Release 17 April 2009 Auckland – A History in Paintings 23 April – 20 May 2009 Click for big version John B C Hoyte_Judges Bay (Taurarua) and St Stephen's Chapel, c 1860 Click for big ...

The original plans for Auckland’s harbour bridge included tolled cycle lanes. A version of that is a better plan than the second crossing options now on offer.

Bishop Auckland, a market town in County Durham, has a long and storied history, but where did it get its name from? Find out here.

A MERICA HAS a long history of buying land: it acquired more than two-fifths of its current territory that way. But Donald ...

New Zealand authorities warned Monday that the situation in flood-hit Auckland was likely to worsen after “unprecedented” rainfall brought devastating floods that have killed at least four ...

Passengers on an Emirates flight bound for Auckland, New Zealand that left Dubai Friday morning ended up landing back at the same airport where it took off a little more than 13 hours later.

Author Jane King spend six months exploring the gulf islands while researching her first book. (Pa beach, Great Barrier Island.)Supplied / North-Shore-Times The oldest lighthouse, a skeletal ...

David Land is CEO of The Auckland Project, the North East-based charity regenerating the market town of Bishop Auckland through the arts, heritage and culture. It comprises a unique collection of ...