People have been evacuated from their homes around the Island Hills where fire crews are battling an uncontained bush fire.

A large grass fire is burning south of Auckland and is heading towards native bush as helicopters have been called in to help ...

A busy and popular track with locals, visitors "just miss it," Janssen said, despite it being one of the best walks in the Manawatū. The track is a medium 90-minute walk, and is part of the longer ...

Wildfires in California, bushfires in Australia and some significant vegetation fires across New Zealand have brought global attention to fire risk and are a good reminder of the risks posed by ...

New Zealand has a lot of old, dense native bush, and its ferns, vines, palms, fungi, berries, fruit, and seeds became important foods. Much of the forest has been around for hundreds of years ...

is more than used to carrying his rifle and gear through the New Zealand bush. He also seems to be a pretty good shot, a recent accolade shows. Hartnell recently completed a New Zealand Army ...