From Auckland all the way up to Cape Reinga, there is a beautiful cavalcade of bays and harbours. There are two roads that lead north from Tāmaki-Makau-Rau. One starts crossing the Auckland Harbour Bridge from Saint Mary's Bay/Herne Bay to the Nor...

On Thursday 30 January 2025, Taranaki Maunga was officially granted legal personhood in New Zealand law. It becomes the third New Zealand geographical landmark to receive this status, following Te Urewera in 2014 and the Whanganui River in 2017. ...

An energy transition An energy transition is a significant structural change in a system of producing and consuming energy. An energy transition throughout the world to sustainable energy is taking place primarily in order to reduce climate chang...

Te Reo Māori is a taonga, a treasure. Te Reo Māori abounds with idioms and phrases which elevate the language itself: māpihi maurea, kuru pounamu, reo rangatira. Those who speak it treat it with great respect, because it has been handed down throu...

What are microgrids? Microgrids are electricity networks that operate on community scale, rather than regional or national power networks. They allow interconnected households to collectively access and use renewable energy technologies for elect...

Origins of the Māori King movement The Kīngitanga, the Māori King movement, was founded in 1858 with the aim of uniting Māori under a single sovereign. Waikato is the seat of the Kīngitanga. Traditionally, Māori had no central monarchy. Iwi and ha...