New Zealand may have been dubbed the Land of the Long White Cloud by the Maori people, but for many it's now the land of the short stubby hobbit. The country's fantastic landscapes are famously ...

Gandalf forgetting Lord of the Rings' Blue Wizards' names in The Hobbit was even funnier than the mildly insulting put-down ...

When landscapes change, exotic species take advantage of new habitats. Such a pulse of colonisation coincided with the Ice ...

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Tourism and Hospitality Minister Louise Upston announce the tourism push at a media stand-up in Auckland. Video / NZ Herald The Government is launching a new ...

Discover the magic of Lord of the Rings in New Zealand! Explore Weta Workshop & Wellington's iconic film locations. A must ...

The lake was always known for its pristine waters, but in 2013 scientists published research on the lake’s clarity, revealing that, like pure water, it had a visibility of between 70 and 80 ...

Scott Hanson has become known as the voice of NFL Sundays in households across America. Since 2009, he's hosted "NFL RedZone," which provides live coverage of each NFL game from 1 p.m. ET to 8 p.m ...

Located roughly 110 miles southeast of Auckland on a working sheep farm, the Hobbiton Movie Set is a must for fans of "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit ... of their New Zealand vacations.

The Israeli army issued two edicts on 10 February to confiscate more than 10,000 dunums (1,000 hectares) of Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank. Referred to as “temporary military ...

Cuomo became a racially charged clash, is urging the former governor to run for mayor of New York City. By Nicholas Fandos The remains of Sam Nordquist, 24, a transgender man, were found after ...

The Welsh Rugby Union will reportedly have to pay a hefty compensation fee if they are to appoint Ireland interim boss Simon Easterby as the new Wales ... if the WRU are to land Easterby, the ...