A largely ignored deposit of gold has been captured in detailed photographs for the first time. For over a century, locals on New Zealand’s South Island have known their black sand beaches were ...

He said the metal had been "mostly overlooked" during New Zealand's gold rush years in the 1800s. "The point of the study was to look at this horribly fine-grained stuff that n ...

Step aside, golden beaches – now we have stretches of sand glimmering with real pieces of gold. Scientists have captured the ...

One year after the government banned cellphones from schools to help students focus and reduce distractions in class, we’re ...

Image: The whale shark. Pic: AP The winner's late run benefitted from the backing of two New Zealand radio hosts, Sarah Gandy and Paul Flynn, who encouraged their listeners to vote blobfish.

A catastrophic earthquake in Myanmar killed more than 2,000, buckled roads and collapsed buildings in the country's largest ...

A 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit near Tonga early Monday morning, causing slight damage and brief evacuations before the threat ...