Spot seals playing on the shore and rocks, go horseback riding ... is one of the most stunning areas of New Zealand. The peninsula has paradisiacal beaches, gold-mining history, and plenty ...

As a dual citizen of New Zealand, I can say there are countless reasons to book a flight to the beautiful Aotearoa ("land of the long white cloud, in Māori), but pocketing gold on the beach may ...

It just so happens that on some of New Zealand’s South Island beaches, there are many minerals to be found littered among the "black sand," as it’s known colloquially. These tiny flecks are ...

On a beach in southern New Zealand, a creature thousands of miles from home made a rare stop. Irene Wright McClatchy News The large mass of land and ice on the southern tip of the planet is ruled ...

rock arches and caves at Tunnel Beach'. It also suggests tourists, 'look for fossils as you descend through the pioneers' hand-carved tunnel.' Rita recently travelled around New Zealand with her ...