Until recently, scientists didn’t think our amber held any insects. Now, they’ve found more than 200 specimens—immaculately ...

Chew on this: Chewing gum can be good for you. Not only can it freshen your breath, it can help you overcome cigarette cravings, improve your memory -- and even help you lose weight. Still, don ...

One of the most intriguing botanicals that Galloway identified was kauri gum – so intriguing, in fact, that the couple created a one-off gin called Ignis Fatuus to showcase it. The fragrant ...

THE name of Bowring has been associated with important maritime interests for more than a century, and now, through the firm of Bowring & Company, is prominent in New York, that firm being largely ...

On the hill, the Dargaville Museum is also worth a visit. It has a replica kauri gum diggers village – little shanties somewhat creepily inhabited with dressed dummies – and the mast from the ...

Stunning beaches on both coasts, ancient kauri gum-digging at Lake Ōhiwa, a top golf course and award-winning vineyard. Do chat to the locals about where’s best to swim, roam or fish.

Decades of under-funding are putting at risk an enormous trove of New Zealand’s natural heritage. Jamie Morton reports. Parasitic wasps and millipedes. Wild plants dating back to Captain James Cook’s ...

How to spend an easy-going weekend or longer in Dargaville, the destination that’s full of surprises, writes Helen Van Berkel Underdogs have a soft spot in our hearts and as a holiday ...