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A local’s guide to Queenstown and Arrowtown: ‘Like walking on to a film set’

Ridiculously picturesque, with award-winning eateries and bars, the New Zealand South Island towns have more to offer than just adventure sports, restaurateur Penelope Johnson says

The Guardian - AU

Why giant moa — a bird that once towered over humans — are even harder to de-extinct than dire wolves

Colossal Biosciences has announced a partnership to resurrect giant flightless birds called moa. But the company's recent dire wolf project was controversial, and moa are an even more ambitious target for de-extinction.

LiveScience

How scientists plan to ‘resurrect’ the extinct South Island giant moa

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New Zealand city declares state of emergency as streets and homes flood

Forecasters are warning of a ‘threat to life’ from falling trees and flying debris

The Independent UK

Magnitude 6.7 quake strikes tip of NZ's South Island

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake has struck off the southwestern tip of New Zealand's South Island, prompting an emergency mobile alert.

AAP

Wild weather separated New Zealand again. Is it time for a tunnel?

Many are calling for an underwater tunnel between the North and South Islands

The Independent UK

Could NZ’s two kākā subspecies actually be remnants of a more diverse species? Here’s why we need to know

As many Wellingtonians will know, kākā can be trouble. New Zealand’s pesky forest parrots have expanded throughout New Zealand’s capital city since they were reintroduced 22 years ago and they are not averse to “modifying” people’s homes to build nests in roof spaces.

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Big wet warnings for New Zealand's South Island

A southern city could cop a month's worth of rain across 36 hours, concerning New Zealand authorities and prompting forecasters to issue a rare warning.

AAP

Jasper, garnet, sometimes sapphires: pocketfuls of treasure at Gemstone Beach

At Orepuki, on the remote south coast of New Zealand’s South Island, a bed of riches colour the shoreline, bringing gem hunters from near and far

The Guardian - AU

Two Buses Carrying Chinese Tourists Crash In New Zealand

Two buses carrying Chinese tourists crash in icy conditions on New Zealand's South Island, resulting in 15 hospitalized passengers. The incident underscore...

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Tourists in hospital after two bus crashes on same road in New Zealand

The buses were traveling in the same direction on a stretch of highway popular with tourists when they slid from the road

The Independent UK

Supermarket concentration benefits stores, not shoppers. It’s time to split Foodstuffs – not make it stronger

The proposed merger of Foodstuffs North Island and Foodstuffs South Island raises the prospect of even less choice for New Zealanders in what is an already heavily concentrated market. But will regulators prevent it from happening?

The Conversation

Bumper rain brings flooding, slips to NZ's South Island

The west coast of New Zealand's South Island is enduring three days of major rainfall which has brought landslips and surface flooding.

AAP

‘Chaos’ in New Zealand as sea lion breeding season overlaps with summer holidays

Animals have been popping up on golf courses and surfing contests in Dunedin as they reestablish a foothold on the South Island

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Magnitude 6.0 earthquake shakes NZ South Island

Tens of thousands of New Zealanders have reported feeling an earthquake in the Ashburton Lakes region of South Island.

Newsroom.co.nz

High-country shearers carry on ancient craft

Animal welfare is helping keep the age-old practice of blade-shearing merinos alive on South Island sheep stations.

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All The Best Vineyards To Hit On NZ’s South Island If You’re Entering Your Wine Mum Era

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Dawn Aerospace's space plane aces first rocket-powered flights (video)

Dawn Aerospace's Mk-II Aurora space plane flew with a rocket engine for the first time over New Zealand's South Island in March 2023.

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Robin Morrison will now celebrate loneliness

The return of the late, great Robin Morrison

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Fertiliser funding ‘compromises’ university

Greenpeace criticises a South Island university over industry-funded research

The Guardian - UK

Weather tracker: Auckland hit by wettest January on record

High temperatures allow more moisture to be held in atmosphere, with Westport in South Island recording its hottest day

The Guardian - AU

‘Binge rainfall’ sends New Zealanders’ summer plans down the drain

While rainfall has been below average across the South Island, unusually wet patterns across the north have scuppered post-Christmas holidays

Reuters

New Zealand's southern waters experiencing marine heatwave

Waters around New Zealand’s South Island are as much as 6 degrees Celsius (42.8 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than normal due to climate change, the weather phenomenon La Nina and a series of high pressure systems, according to scientists.

ABC News

Serafina Tane grew up in the Camp David religious cult. This is what it felt like to leave

Serafina Tane was born into a religious cult on New Zealand's South Island. When she left, she discovered a life without religious rules was more complicated than she had imagined.

The Guardian - AU

Big opportunity, little interest: New Zealand struggles to fill dream job protecting wildlife

The Department of Conservation is looking for a biodiversity supervisor on the wild, remote coast of the South Island, a Unesco world heritage site

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