Mount Taranaki, located on the North Island of New Zealand, is a stratovolcano enveloped by six miles of forest, which forms ...

Movement of fruit and vegetables in the suburb are restricted. Biosecurity NZ Commissioner North Mike Inglis says teams are out setting up about 400 extra traps in the area. He says they'll also ...

Earth Sciences New Zealand's new climate summary shows 2025 was the fourth warmest since records began in 1909. Taranaki takes the crown as the sunniest place of the year - with over 2700 sunshine ...

Taranaki's onlyTreasure Island winner John 'Horse' McLeod may be retired but that doesn't mean he's taking life easy.

Editor’s Note: While high school students still grind away at the three Rs during a school day, there are many non-traditional classes being offered. Today, The Daily Item continues a series on unique ...

A body recovered on Mount Whitney has been identified as a 21-year-old hiker who went missing in November. Joseph Brambila vanished during an attempt to summit California’s highest peak solo to ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Here are updates from President Donald Trump’s speech in Rocky Mount on Dec. 19, 2025. President Donald Trump concluded his speech ...

Truer than fiction, a bald eagle soared from the Potomac River over the home of the man who made the United States of America possible.

MOUNT VERNON, New York (WABC) -- A Mount Vernon police officer who was set to be terminated by the department at the end of the month has been granted an extension. Derek Williams, a 19-year police ...

The Inyo County Sheriff’s Office recovered a body on Mount Whitney on Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. A hiker who attempted to summit the peak has been missing for weeks. Photo from Ross Stone via Unsplash ...

SKAGIT COUNTY — Mount Vernon’s emergency floodwall held fast Thursday night and into Friday morning as the rushing and debris-filled Skagit River swelled to record levels, forcing the evacuation of ...