Around 3,000 years ago, people from Southeast Asia began sailing out into the Pacific and settling on the islands of […] ...

The New Zealand Herald reports that a father and son duo combing a local beach for wood may have made one of the most important discoveries in New Zealand history. The pair came across strange-looking ...

A Norwegian adventurer, followed by a New Zealand historian ... Islands on the eastern edge of Polynesia to prove that these craft, once used by South American Indians, could have carried migrants ...

The best time to visit the South Island of New Zealand is December to February if you're looking to experience outdoor fun in optimum summer weather. The average daily temperature ranges from 68 ...

Did they sail from the east, from South American soil ... northward and southeast to ultimately inhabit Easter Island, Hawaii, and New Zealand, all in the short period of about 400 years.

O n the tiny South Pacific island of Niue, a self-governing Polynesian nation with political ties to New Zealand, Niue Blue ...

The Pirates Voyage dinner show’s new act introduces island music and costumes and features high-flying acrobatics, special effects and even fire.

Five of New Zealand’s 10 major wine regions occupy the South Island, from Nelson and Marlborough at the northern tip, to pinot powerhouse Central Otago furthest south. Nelson, in the northwest, is ...