A skull found in the sand on a Kāpiti Coast beach likely belonged to a young woman struck by a musket ball, according to an ...

The Herald is searching for New Zealand’s Best Beach and we need your nominations. Who will rival Ōhope? The Battle of the Beaches is as hot as feet on black sand, so let’s t ...

Firefighters have resumed fighting a blaze in bush near a West Auckland beach, where seven people were successfully rescued ...

Voting closes at 11.59pm on Sunday, January 21. The 2024 Best Beaches winners will be announced on Sunday, January 28. Check out the New Zealand Herald from Monday to Friday this week for profiles ...

In 2024, 330,301 cubic metres of woody debris was removed from the region’s beaches and river catchments, according to Rod Sheridan - Gisborne District Council’s woody debris programme manager.

The town is also notable for its many shops selling jewelry and crafts made from local jade, which is found on New Zealand's ...

Today, the Herald launches the search for New Zealand’s Best Beach 2025 - and we want you to nominate your favourite ...

Safeswim is advising people not to swim at two Tauranga beaches because of sharks. Dangerous conditions warnings for Omanu ...

The whales stranded themselves on Ruakaka Beach near the city of Whangarei in New Zealand's north on Sunday, before conservation workers and members of the public helped return them to the water.

A search is underway for a rock fisherman who fell into the water at Auckland's Piha Beach on Thursday. Police said they were ...

La Niña is officially here—what it could mean for the rest of winter ...