Inexperience and errors in judgement caused the death of 12-year-old Jack Martin after a boating accident on the Blue Lake at St Bathans just over a year ago, the Alexandra District Court has heard.

Forget the kiwi or moa, kākāpō are the true native of New Zealand. Aotearoa New Zealand’s true ancient species are animals like kākāpō, small wrens, bats and freshwater limpets, not more recent Aussie ...

Palaeontologists digging near St Bathans in Central Otago have discovered a fossil that probably belonged to the Southern Hemisphere’s oldest known swan species. Researchers believe the Coscoroba Swan ...

New research reveals that several species long believed to be native to New Zealand, including the kiwi, moa, and takahē, are actually relatively recent immigrants from Australia. Palaeontologists ...

They are a test of dog and man. A farmer's dogs are the tools of the trade, and the annual dog trials are the opportunity to test their skills, according to St Bathans Collie Club life member Murray ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For many New Zealanders, the Australian magpie is a familiar, if sometimes vexing, sight. Introduced from Australia in the 1860s, ...