Curved like a smile across the North Island’s east coast, the Bay of Plenty and the string of towns threading its white-sand shorelines is a popular destination for New Zealanders, especially in ...

Within the North Island, mouse-ear hawkweed is becoming more common in some areas, such as on the Volcanic Plateau and around Rotorua. I have seen it occasionally on lawns in Palmerston North and ...

The volcanic island formerly known as Iwojima ... The central and northern parts of the island are covered by a plateau centered on Mount Motoyama, which rises to around 115 meters above sea ...

Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island began erupting this week for ... This week, lava fountains from Kilauea's north vent reached heights of 330 feet during the early hours of the eruption ...