A mountain in New Zealand has been given the same legal rights as a human being in a unanimous parliamentary vote. Taranaki Mounga (or maunga), formerly named Mount Egmont by European settlers, is the ...

An Augusta native has become a free-climb world record holder – climbing some of the highest peaks in California in under 22 hours.

Taranaki Maunga — considered an ancestor by Indigenous people has been recognized as a legal person under a new law.

A low pressure trough lingers near the Mid North Coast, before stalling along the north coast until the weekend, with cool and showery conditions persisting in its wake. A second weaker trough will ...