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Hikers in New Zealand risk polluting the “clearest lake in the world” with a microscopic alga carried on their boots.

New Zealand’s Blue Lake, the world’s clearest freshwater lake, is under threat from the invasive algae Lindavia, commonly ...

Its name, Rotomairewhenua, was given by the Ngāti Apa, a local Māori tribe. The name’s meaning: the lake of peaceful lands. To New Zealanders, and to the Māori, the small body of water is sacred and ...

Taupō Volcano is a massive caldera (collapsed volcano) located beneath Lake Taupō in the central North Island of New Zealand. It is one of the most active and powerful volcanic systems on ...

WELLINGTON, Feb 10 (Reuters) - The Cook Islands lie halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii and are made up of 15 islands and atolls spread over 700 square miles (1.9 million square kilometres ...

WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand expressed renewed concern on Monday about the Cook Islands' prime minister travelling to China this week to sign agreements without properly consulting with ...

Pacific allies don’t usually air their dirty laundry in public. But a rare on-the-record dispute between New Zealand and Kiribati has renewed focus on the poor and isolated island nation ...

Cyanobacteria thrive in warm, sunny lakes and ponds that contain excess nitrogen and phosphorus nutrients derived from ...

Measurements with the scanner confirmed that it is indeed the world’s largest underground thermal lake, revealing it to be ...

Snow forecast map: See snowfall projections by day The map below shows the probability that an area could receive more than 4 inches of snow in the U.S. See New York projections. Use the slider at ...