The first residents have moved in to a gated island community in Manukau Harbour.

The global arrival of 2026 is here. Kiritimati, Kiribati, became the first inhabited place to enter the New Year due to its ...

As autumn turned to winter and snow fell, The Northern Echo covered a number of stories from S&DR200 to Maya's Law.

As the planet gets hotter, sea levels will rise and coastal waters will warm, bringing more damaging rainstorms. Scientific modeling of these changes predicts a sea level rise of 1 inch per year, ...

Last year, Americans spent more than 300 billion minutes on navigation apps, like Waze or Google Maps.The GPS systems in our ...

Foula, a Scottish island located 20 miles west of Shetland, celebrates Christmas in January due to following the old Julian ...

Old maps are rife with phantom islands. Sometimes these nonexistent landmasses come about because of mistakes made by sailors or cartographers; sometimes they can be traced back to folklore or legends ...

The severe thunderstorm warning issued for the Ashburton area has now been lifted; however, a severe thunderstorm warning issued at 4.30pm for Central Otago, Waitaki and Dunedin city remains in place.

Ireland has a distinguished place in the world of cartography, and old maps can instructively freeze-frame a timespan. They are not merely works of art but windows into history, and this overview ...

A severe thunderstorm warning was issued for Auckland and several other northern regions as the wild weather is expected to ramp up this evening. Torrential rain has already hit areas of Auckland with ...

There are rolling green hills from every aspect that cover the country’s (dormant) volcanoes, delightful mild temperatures, award-winning wines and spirits, and the never-ending sounds of birds, ...

If you've ever flown into Dubai International Airport, you may have seen a group of islands that resemble a miniature map of the world. Floating in the Persian Gulf, around three miles off the coast ...