Tree-ring researchers at the University of Arizona have helped date what they called the oldest tree in Europe — a 1,075-year-old Bosnian pine growing in the mountains of Greece. To be precise, and to ...

Fire and Emergency (FENZ) responded to more than 100 weather-related callouts today around Auckland, with strong wind ...

It's nearly three years since the double-hit of the Auckland floods and Cyclone Gabrielle, and little progress has been made.

If Bondi Beach is Barbie, New Zealand’s Piha Beach is Wuthering Heights’ Heathcliff. Brooding, wild, unpredictable.

Things to do in Goulburn, from exploring cathedrals and railway history in Australia's first inland city to the lovely ...

From Estonia to Antarctica, this once-pagan symbol has taken on many strange forms. In December 1848, an illustration showed Queen Victoria, Prince Albert, and their children admiring a Christmas tree ...

Sunshine Coast recorded 62 property sales over a million dollars last week, the latest auction and sales results reveal. A ...

The best artificial Christmas trees dazzle your home without the cleanup and maintenance required of a real tree. They also offer features no live tree can offer: the ability to re-use your tree year ...

The environmental pros and cons of Christmas trees go far beyond the climate impact of "real or plastic", scientists say. So what's the best choice for a green Christmas? In 1800, Queen Charlotte, the ...