Volunteer divers gear up to inspect a reported ghost net off the coast of Wellington Harbour, New Zealand. Photograph by National Geographic Wilson runs Ghost Fishing New Zealand (GFNZ), a ...

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Gordon Ramsay and local New Zealand chef, Monique Fiso, carry machetes while foraging the forest for wild ingredients. Photograph by National Geographic/Camilla Rutherford From the traditional ...

Big screen stand-in for Middle Earth in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, New Zealand is a dream destination that lives up to the hype. Jaw-dropping landscapes—soaring mountains, sandy beaches ...

This story appears in the March 2014 issue of National Geographic magazine ... Since 1990 this southwestern edge of New Zealand has enjoyed World Heritage recognition for its four national ...