The waters of Lake Taupō glisten under the New Zealand sun, hiding secrets both ancient and new along their volcanic shores.

Reviewing the symbol’s history, the researchers note that the appearance of a goat-fish hybrid first occurs in Mesopotamian iconography around 2112 BCE. Adopted by the Sumerians and Akkadians ...

Long recognised as one of this country’s finest singers, with a voice that can stretch effortlessly from country rock to operatic pop, Marlon Williams has made his first album entirely in te reo Māori ...

Special New Zealand section plus worldwide shopping. A gallery of jade and bone carvings by two leading New Zealand artists. Tourists and New Zealanders can find a range of souvenirs, gifts ...

and blends traditional Indigenous instruments, including ipu heke by Victoria and Joseph Mikaele, Boomerangs by Nooky, Didgeridoo by Walter Stewart, and taonga pūoro such as pōrutu pounamu, pūtātara, ...