New Zealand was one of the last landmasses to be colonized by humans. When Pleistocene megafauna had gone extinct elsewhere in the world, New Zealand was still inhabited by the moas, giant flightless ...

Oriini Kaipara, 42, of the Te Pati Maori party, had just finished delivering her maiden speech to the House of Representatives when the chamber erupted into a war-like scene of screaming and stamping.

A construction team made a shocking discovery at the Port of Long Beach on Wednesday afternoon when they inadvertently unearthed a World War II-era explosive device, authorities said. The eight-decade ...

WELLINGTON, Oct 9 (Reuters) - New Zealand's parliament was suspended for a short period on Thursday when people in the public gallery broke into a haka, a traditional Maori dance, after the newest ...

On the Ground A journalist was physically present to report the article from some or all of the locations it concerns. Dr. Bonnie Clark, right, of the University of Denver, gives a tour of one of the ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida World War II veteran Joseph Williams is celebrating a remarkable milestone this week, turning 106 years young and reflecting on a century of service, sacrifice and ...

A young boy discovered a live World War II-era hand grenade Monday on his family's property in central Washington, authorities said. The 3-year-old wasn't harmed. He found the grenade in the front ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. As the ink dried on Germany’s unconditional surrender on May 8 ...

Millions of tons of ammunition that remained unused after WWII was dumped off the coast of Germany. Now, these weapons of mass destruction have turned into entire ecosystems. Missiles, bombs and ...

A lifelong story of love and service has been brought into the public eye through a compelling donation to a World War II-related museum. At 106 years old, Alice Beck Darrow, a former nurse, knows ...

Old Nazi warheads and US warships have been reclaimed by a new army of diverse marine life, as scientists uncover how nature has made use of the munitions and fleets that ended up dumped in waterways ...