3+ week, 5+ day ago   (818+ words) Tanzania Great Rift Valley trekking Sponsored by Viva Expeditions Cycling along ancient elephant paths in Botswana as wild zebra watched in curiosity, Tanya Gurtin was struck by the sound of silence. “You’re in the middle of nowhere, and all you…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (114+ words) The peacock is the national bird of what country? That and more in today's Herald Afternoon Quiz. Can you score 10 out of 10? Test your general knowledge with the Herald’s afternoon quiz. Share your score with friends, family and colleagues, and…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (713+ words) In Kenya, the Chyulu Hills Cloud Forest offers a safari most travellers never experience: one done slowly, quietly and entirely on foot, writes Kayla Brock. Watching for animals is what I expected my first safari to be like. But in…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (384+ words) The world-famous Yosemite National Park in Mariposa County, California. US President Donald Trump’s administration has been quietly considering a proposal to give away a section of the renowned Yosemite National Park in California to a private developer, a report claims....

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (790+ words) A new hunting land-booking app will launch later this year to fill a “gap” in accessing private land. Huntable relations and digital content manager Philipp Spahn said the app was a “win-win” for pest control and people struggling to find…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (573+ words) There are calls for wild peacocks to be designated a pest as the population continues to “grow unchecked” along the Whanganui River. Peafowl, the collective term that covers peacocks and peahens, are already considered pests by many farmers because they…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (540+ words) Tahr harvested on the West Coast have reduced since 2023, but the reason remains unclear. Himalayan tahr are in the highest peaks and valleys of the South Island and are highly sought after, particularly by overseas trophy hunters who join a…...

4+ hour, 49+ min ago   (273+ words) The National Aquarium of New Zealand’s oldest resident, Terry the turtle, has died. He was believed to be about 50 years old. The beloved hawksbill sea turtle came to the Napier aquarium in the late 1970s. When he arrived from his birthplace…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (485+ words) The Green Party’s West Coast-Tasman candidate sidestepped questions on whether the party would back an idea of harvesting pest animals such as goats and deer. At a candidate briefing before the West Coast Regional Council on Tuesday, candidate Andrew Beaumont…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (512+ words) The Rangitīkei Rivers Catchment Collective has secured $250,000 in Government funding to tackle a growing issue on its patch. Collective team leader and project manager Julie Ireland said wild deer were damaging crops, pastures, and fences. Animal numbers and associated costs…...