This 2023 satellite photo shows New Zealand's Mount Taranaki, which is surrounded by a near-perfect circle of deformed trees. The volcano was recently granted the same legal rights as a person.

SH3 north of Taranaki has reopened between Mōkau and Piopio. The route has been closed following heavy rain in the region ...

Kiwi dairy farmers were leaving the Land of the Long White Cloud a generation ago for pastures new on the westside of the ...

The Sydney-Queenstown route will get a 26 per cent capacity boost, too, with the number of flights increasing from once daily ...

Mount Taranaki, also known as Mount Egmont, is more than just a big volcano, ... A local New Zealand mayor told the BBC the photo of Cook itself is not the issue -- it's where it was taken.