Haven’t heard of them? It’s okay; you’re not the only one. The remote Pacific Ocean archipelago near the international date line is technically part of New Zealand. And as New Zealand’s borders remain ...

Almost 100 whales have died on the beaches of a remote collection of islands in the Pacific Ocean following a mass stranding event. According to the New Zealand Department of Conservation (DOC), staff ...

The Chatham Islands project is seen as a proof of concept for how remote diagnostic technology can transform access to care ...

Hundreds of pilot whales washed up on the remote shores of New Zealand’s Chatham Islands in two separate “mass stranding” events that occurred just days apart and deeply “affected” the people who live ...

The Government has confirmed the company that will procure a new Chatham Islands supply vessel, in a significant milestone ...

A remote collection of islands off the coast of New Zealand recorded its first-ever cases of COVID-19 more than two years into the pandemic. Monique Croon, mayor of the archipelago named Chatham ...

Two groups totalling almost 500 pilot whales were stranded, officials said. Hundreds of pilot whales that beached on the Chatham Islands in the last week died of natural causes or were euthanized, ...

Islands are natural laboratories where evolution can run rampant as plants and animals adapt to new environmental conditions and vacancies in the ecosystem. This creates all manner of unique animals, ...

A new 78-metre vessel that will serve the Chatham Islands from 2027 will be supplied by a company confirmed by the government today.

Hundreds of pilot whales have died after becoming stranded near the shark-infested waters of a remote island chain in the South Pacific, according to rescue teams and conservationists. New Zealand’s ...