It’s New Zealand in 1887. Two men push an unsteady raft into a stream, just where it vanishes into a rift in the Earth. Opaque water laps at the edges of the raft as they venture into the twilight ...

This world-famous natural wonder, which is situated about 120 miles south of Auckland, features a boat ride through Glowworm Grotto, where thousands of glowworms illuminate the cave ceiling. New ...

The doors are now open at the stunning new Waitomo Glowworm Caves Visitor Centre, marking a new beginning for this iconic Kiwi destination. The original centre was devastated in a fire in 2005 and ...

This week at TRENZ, Discover Waitomo announces a New Zealand first with the introduction of its glowworm educational programme as well as supercharging visitors’ experience in New Zealand. In the year ...

It’s completely dark inside, save for dots of light from the bodies of a thousand teensy blue insects. Their electric-looking selves create a Milky Way of colour above your head. No, you’re not ...

Take a boat tour through the Waitomo caves on New Zealand’s North Island for a spectacular subterranean experience that mimics the night sky. While Arachnocampa luminosa may sound like the name of an ...

Tourists have been marveling at the Waitomo Caves for more than a century. Photo / Waitomo Caves Discovery Centre One of New Zealand's biggest tourist sites is celebrating a major milestone this month ...

Arachnocampa luminosa is a gnat species native to New Zealand. These small insects look like normal mosquitos as adults, but, as larvae, they are proof that sometimes real life is stranger — and more ...

The ancient caves in the village of Waitomo were first explored more than a century ago, by a Maori chief and a surveyor. Today, visitors can take a boat tour of the caverns’ lower level. Many of the ...