The native spinifex and pingao dune plants have been grown from seeds gathered by hundreds of people over that time — and planted at various surf beaches from Cape Reinga to Mangawhai along the east ...

Thousands of sand dune plant seedheads are gathered from Northland beaches in summer, and propagated so locals can return the ...

Native sand dune grasses play a life-and-death role in protecting the unique coastal landform around Northland’s 3200km ...

The structures of two ancient civilizations and wooden remains poking from sand dunes are among the latest archaeological ...

A family on the Chatham Islands found almost 20 fragments of a historic canoe, or waka, in a sand dune, officials said and photos show. Photo from Manatū Taonga / New Zealand's Ministry for ...

Here are some of the latest discoveries: Family spots wood sticking out of sand dune — and finds historic item in New Zealand Fragments of the historic canoe, or waka, found in the Chatham Islands.

A family living on Chatham Island, a remote archipelago off the eastern coast of New Zealand’s main islands, noticed several wood pieces sticking out of a sand dune, the country’s Ministry for Culture ...