MV Rena which ran aground off the coast of New Zealand in October has broken up in heavy seas, sparking fears of a new oil spill.

A spectacular fight between sharks and orcas has been captured on film on Boxing Day by local residents in Tuatapere, New Zealand

Scientists recently discovered and described three "previously unknown species" of carnivorous sponges in the deep waters off New Zealand and Macquarie Island

Barb Roy writes: The Maori warrior cautiously moved towards us. His face was painted and body adorned in traditional combatant attire. He yelled words I did not understand and pounded the ground with

It would have been a Christmas tragedy for some 63 beached pilot whales if not for the tremendous help rendered by the community and tourists of Colville Bay in New Zealand.

New Zealand’s Pink and White Terraces were called the Eighth Wonder of the World. But the eruption of Mt. Tarawera on June 10, 1886, buried the terraces in sediment and caused the lake basin to enlarge, engulfing the land where the terraces stood. This week, scientists located located portions of the long-lost Pink Terraces underwater.

Marine biologists in New Zealand studying the carcass of a colossal squid say they've measured its intact eye at eleven inches across, making it the largest animal eye on earth