Twenty two taiko chicks were hatched from 26 eggs this breeding season, nine more chicks than the previous seasonal record of 13.

Clear sunny days will brighten the weekend, but once the sun sets, prepare for chilly nights, MetService says.

Clare Gleeson shared the lonely and lovely Chatham Island with a handful of tourists.

Chathams' history is as stirring as its winds, while the rugged shoreline of the bay looks like a place where dreams come to die, writes Jim Eagles.

A visit to the Chatham Islands is high on the bucket list for many New Zealanders. For when it comes to fishing, hunting, diving, snorkelling, tramping, enjoying the outdoors and simply kicking back, it is like going back in time 50 years.

The Government will invest $400,000 into social housing for low-income tenants in the Chatham Islands, Prime Minister John Key has announced.

Jim Eagles goes flora spotting on the wild and windy Chatham Islands.

Magnificent formations on the Chathams deserve their own tales, writes Jim Eagles.

Driving round the main Chatham island you see weka everywhere - in fact, they're a pest, writes Jim Eagles.

They're almost as rare as hen's teeth, but Jim Eagles finally lands his shark tooth in the Chathams.

Beauty, mystery, death and destruction await Jim Eagles when he makes a long-anticipated visit to the Chatham Islands.

Rock and tree carvings exist as the remnants of a past fraught with tragedy in the Chatham Islands.

Jim Eagles reflects on his journey to one of New Zealand's most isolated outposts, the Chatham Islands.

Police say a GPS device could provide vital information about what happened to missing yachtie Paul van Rensburg.

Missing yacht Tafadzwa has been spotted west of the Chatham Islands but with no sign of skipper Paul van Rensburg.

The official warning over a tsunami that threatened the entire east coast of New Zealand today has been downgraded to an advisory, but there is still a threat from ocean surges.

Tsunami warnings look to be cancelled as beach-goers who waited all day outside the water start heading home.

Civil Defence authorities have downgraded the tsunami warning for New Zealand. However, New Zealand authorities are warning that there could be surges for up to 24 hours.

Paua fishermen are diving back into the seas and surfers are out to catch waves even as tsunami warnings stay in place.