The Government has allocated $200 million to remove level rail crossings in Auckland and signalled its willingness to support ...

Scientists have visited Spain's Canary Islands to better prepare Auckland for a volcanic eruption. An 85-day eruption in La Palma in 2021 saw 160-million cubic metres of lava bury hundreds of homes.

Rivers of lava could flow for kilometres through Auckland if an eruption occurred within the large and young volcanic field beneath the city. New Zealand scientists recently visited the Spanish ...

Leena Tailor One of the most visited maunga (mountains) in Auckland is Mount Eden/Maungawhau. This dormant volcano, which is completely covered with grass, offers 360-degree views of Auckland ...

The stretch of golf-ball-size pumice rocks was first spotted this week by a New Zealand air force plane about 1,000 kilometres northwest of Auckland. The rocks stretch for about 26,000 square ...

La Palma has a volcanic field similar to that in New Zealand's largest city and it is also close to populated areas. In 2021 lava poured out for 85 days, but local officials waited until the eruption ...

Visitors can walk (around 20 minutes) to the 600-foot-high volcanic peak, which offers views spanning across Auckland and its harbors. The mountain’s name was inspired by a native Totara tree ...

While its 53 volcanoes are considered unlikely to erupt again, the Auckland Volcanic Field is geologically young, potentially active, and could unleash fast-moving surges of gas, widespread ...