Green design at Te Mirumiru center honors Maori history
Architecture encompasses a lot of things. It’s art. It’s function. It’s culture. The Te Mirumiru Early Childhood...
Saving New Zealand’s kakapo from extinction
One of the world’s rarest birds, the kakapo, is on the brink of extinction. Found only on some New Zealand sanctuaries,...
Passive solar house embraces indoor-outdoor living in sustainable comfort
Just 15 minutes from New Zealand’s capital is an environmentally conscious house that enjoys the best of city...
Rammed earth ties a contemporary home to the rocky New Zealand landscape
Emerging out of the landscape like a series of boulders, the Kanuka Valley House set into a lush valley in Wanaka,...
Circular, solar-powered beach house is a sustainable holiday retreat
A charming, circular escape from the city has popped up on an idyllic stretch of beach in Australia. Powered with...
Disconnect in this serene tiny home tucked into a coastal sheep farm in New Zealand
Tiny homes around the world offer guests stunning views and relaxing atmospheres, but this studio-style tiny retreat...
Earthquake-resistant Christchurch Central Library is a stunning symbol of rebirth
Nearly eight years after multiple massive earthquakes ravaged the New Zealand city of Christchurch, Schmidt Hammer...
Eco-friendly Scarborough Home is designed to follow the sun
Set into a steep hillside in Christchurch, the Scarborough Home makes the most of its challenging location by embracing...
Massive sinkhole in New Zealand exposes earth from 60,000 years ago
After days of heavy rain last week, some New Zealand residents got a big surprise when a massive six-story sinkhole...
New Zealand bans new offshore oil and gas exploration permits
New Zealand's prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, set a goal of zero carbon emissions by 2050 — and she's taking...
New Zealand just eradicated 200,000 mice from a single island
New Zealand just eradicated 200,000 mice from a single island in an extermination unlike anything we've seen before....
Kitty Hawk is testing electric self-flying taxis in New Zealand
Self-flying taxis could zip through the skies of New Zealand if Kitty Hawk has anything to do about it. Financed...
‘Food in the Nude’ project helps New Zealand supermarket reduce plastic use
A New Zealand grocery store is attempting to slash its plastic use creatively with a new "Food in the Nude" project....
Manta5’s new electric water bike lets you cycle on rivers and lakes
Forget about biking on boring old roads. New Zealand-based company Manta5 has created a hydrofoil bike that allows...
New Zealand plans to power its grid with 100% renewable energy by 2035
New Zealand's new prime minister has ambitious goals to seriously slash carbon emissions. Jacinda Ardern, who became...
New Zealand considering special visas for climate refugees
Impacts of climate change, like rising sea levels, will likely soon force people to abandon their land. Now the...
The free grocery store fighting food waste and hunger
The Free Store, a non-profit organization and grocery store based in Wellington, New Zealand, is serving food for...
Dreamy cabin is a luxurious escape in the New Zealand bush
Cabin envy is real with this gorgeous Back Country house in New Zealand’s Puhoi bush. Designed by David Maurice...
Ride the Chair of Death on world’s highest cliff drop swing
Picture it: you jump off a cliff edge 360 feet in the air and plummet past the rocky cliff face until the tension...
The Tesla of solar electric yachts launches in New Zealand
The future of boating is electric - and silent. That's what Dutch company Soel Yachts says, and they're bringing...
‘Eighth natural wonder of the world’ may have been rediscovered after 131 years
131 years ago, the eighth natural wonder of the world was thought to be lost in a volcanic eruption. The exact...
New Zealand river world’s first to obtain legal status as a person
A river in New Zealand now has legal status similar to a human being, marking a historic victory for indigenous...
Seascape cottage is a self-sustaining getaway made from locally-sourced materials
New Zealand-based architecture firm Pattersons created the Annandale Seascape Cottage - a gorgeous retreat set...
Geologists find seventh continent hiding in plain sight
There's another continent on Earth, and it's been lurking in plain view for a long time. Geologists have traditionally...
Hundreds of whales die in New Zealand’s third largest mass stranding
In the third worst incident of its kind in New Zealand, 416 pilot whales stranded themselves in Golden Bay's Farewell...
Amazing video shows 3 stranded cows rescued after New Zealand’s M7.8 quake
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake shook New Zealand early Monday near Canterbury, causing landslides that left thousands...
New Zealand company offers small earthquake-resilient starter homes
Hennessy's first house, Papa #1, is 430 square feet, which means it just misses the 400 square feet and below benchmark...
New Zealand is exterminating all rats and non-native predators
Today the New Zealand government announced plans to rid the country of introduced predators by 2050. That includes...
Crowdfunding campaign bought a private beach in New Zealand and turned it into a National Park
Crowdfunding has become a great way to raise money to launch a new product, expand a small business, and now, New...
Gigantic log-shaped building in New Zealand is inspired by Maori design
The Center was built in a suburban car park which the architects redesigned with a master plan that includes four...