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Meet the Gentoo penguins of Kelly Tarltons
The Gentoo penguins of Kelly Tarltons have just begun their breeding season. A deeper look at these beautiful creatures. Video / NZ Herald
Edge of Aotearoa: New Zealand's eight most remote islands
There are many motu in our patch of the Pacific you might never have heard of.
Keep your anemones close: New Zealand photographer bags top prize
Photographer explains how he captured award-winning image off the Poor Knights Islands.
Let the light in: Winter solstice sets us on path to brighter days
It's our shortest day - so how much extra daylight can we expect tomorrow?
Why tiny mice pose a big headache for NZ's war on pests
The toll of mice on a remote island shows why their threat to NZ must be taken seriously.
DoC aims to eradicate the wild pigs within 10 years
Pigs on Auckland Island are the only completely virus-free pig species.
'10 Xmases at once': Helicopter boss rescues crash survivors
Aircraft went down in poor weather over the Auckland Islands.
Miracle survival: Trio found alive after helicopter crash
Three survivors found walking a beach.
NZ's biggest collection of Antarctic material up for auction
Antarctic author and historian started building the collection some 40 years ago.
Le Lapérouse: Small ship with big prices offers great adventure
For this small vessel, there is a volumous French swagger to Le Ponant's new ship.
Five sea lions die in squid nets
Conservationists call for closure of commercial squid fishery after sea lions die
The night the Penguin sank
Captain disciplined over wreck of the Penguin in which more than 70 lives were lost.
Rare sighting of elephant seal in Auckland
A large female elephant seal has been spotted in various places around Auckland's coast.
$100k in fines after cruise ship grounds in NZ's remote subantarctic islands
Captain decided to continue cruise to Auckland Islands after the ship's grounding.
Scott Base carpenter finishes papers for study
Killian Russell, of Ireland, has been doing more than maintain Scott Base recently.
Aurora Australis enthusiasts capture 'one of the best'
Aurora Australis Facebook group now has almost 20,000 members around the world.
The year humans caused irreversible damage to Earth
Scientists have pinpointed 1965 as the start of the Anthropocene era
Whangarei's leopard seal settles in
Leopard seal Hatea seems happily at home in the upper Whangarei Harbour.
6.4 quake struck in little-understood zone
Last night's 6.4 quake came from a seismic zone that has produced major recent quakes.
Sea lion rescue plan fails on fishing: Critics
Green groups say a sea lion rescue plan fails to address threats by commercial fishing.
Fishing nets: Two more rare sea lions die
Two more rare NZ sea lions have been killed in squid trawl nets in the Auckland Islands.
Huge 19.4m wave recorded off NZ
A monster wave has just been recorded near Campbell Island.
Penguin chick with two mums
A penguin chick is being raised by two mums at Kelly Tarlton's in Auckland
Rare sea lion found dead in trawler net
Squid-fishing net's escape hatch appears to have failed, trapping female sea lion.
Mysteries of the Sub-Antarctic
Paul Charman has Walter Mitty dreams about solving one of the greatest mysteries of the Southern Ocean.
Whales, drones and ice: Bold Kiwi studies
Whales, toothfish and the confounding puzzle that is Antarctica's sea ice will be targeted in six bold new Kiwi studies to be carried out on the frozen continent and in the Southern Ocean.
Land before time: 34 million years of NZ history
Kiwi scientists have reconstructed more than 34 million years of our climate - including a period when New Zealand was up to 8C warmer - using 2000 samples of fossilised tree pollen.