A massive fire is ripping through ... Niwha Jones, the Department of Conservation’s operations manager in Waikato, told CNN affiliate Radio New Zealand (RNZ) that those birds include the ...

The blaze is thought to be the worst forest fire in New Zealand since 1955. Nelson MP Nick Smith said the entire region was a "tinderbox" and its 70,000 residents were "on edge." Twenty-three ...

At least six people have died and others remain unaccounted for following a fire in a hostel, New Zealand's prime minister has told local media. Emergency services were called to the four-storey ...

The Whangamarino Wetland is a nationally significant site in the Department of Conservation's wetlands restoration programme. DOC Waikato operations manager Niwha Jones said the fire was burning in ...