A yarn store in New Zealand is making an unusual request that is pulling at the heart-strings of the world—they are asking people to sew knit sweaters for penguins affected by the country’s oil spill.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Andrew Jeffs, 12, of Draper, with his mother and brother, during a trip granted by Make-A-Wish to New Zealand in November 2025 to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jared Ranahan is a reporter who covers travel and ecotourism. While the North Island of New Zealand plays host to famed tourist ...

Researchers in Auckland, New Zealand, have found that penguins are more drawn to interacting with harmful white plastic than plastic of other colors.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — It’s noisy, smelly, shy — and New Zealand’s bird of the year. The hoiho, or yellow-eyed penguin, won the country’s fiercely fought avian election on Monday, offering ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- On board a ship in Fiordland National Park, New Zealand, we all rush to the bow for a chance to see the rare Fiordland penguin. The captain maneuvers the vessel closer to ...

Vanesa De Pietri receives funding from the Royal Society Te Apārangi Marsden Fund. Paul Scofield receives funding from the Royal Society of New Zealand. Remarkable new fossil discoveries in New ...

The New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands are a UNESCO World Heritage Site comprising five remote island groups scattered across ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — On board a ship in Fiordland National Park, New Zealand, we all rush to the bow for a chance to see the rare Fiordland penguin. The captain maneuvers the vessel closer to the ...