In Oamaru: New Zealand's living Victorian town, 176 pages paperback $50 www.penguin.co.nz author Paul Sorrell and photographer Graham Warman celebrate the town's outstanding architectural heritage and ...

It’s not easy being the world’s tiniest penguin. New Zealand’s blue-feathered korora – or little penguins – are more comfortable at sea than waddling on land, where the perils of cars, dogs and ...

Little blue penguins are seen in Oamaru, New Zealand, Oct. 2, 2025. The little blue penguin (Eudyptula minor), the world's smallest penguin species, is found in many places around New Zealand. (Xinhua ...

OAMARU, New Zealand – Life can be tough when you’re a blue penguin. For starters, you are no taller than a house cat and weigh less than 2 pounds. That means many other creatures – rats, ferrets and ...

Congratulations to the 13,700 residents of Oamaru: the small Otago town has been identified as the friendliest in New Zealand, according to research by Booking.com. The accommodation website scoured ...

We are the South's eyes and ears in crucial council meetings, at court hearings, on the sidelines of sporting events and on the frontline of breaking news. As our region faces uncharted waters in the ...

Why Jacinda Ardern will need her bodyguards, Chris Hipkins’ hometown rallies behind the ‘boy from the Hutt,’ and when the housing market might turnaround in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines.