Some Rapa Nui locals fervently disagree, however. For them, the moai represent a cornerstone of cultural heritage and an irreplaceable masterpiece of scientific and historical human creativity.

Easter Island's famous moai statues are crumbling into the sea, forcing locals to face urgent decisions about how best to protect their heritage.

Thompson was at Taputapuātea 49 years ago, in 1976, during Hōkūleʻa’s first voyage to French Polynesia, and for him, the ...

A fresh Waihaha Falls will be looking to bounce back to form when he heads north to Te Rapa on Saturday to contest the Group 1 Turf Bar Sprint (1200m). Initially trained in Sydney by John O'Shea, the ...

DEN HAAG (ANP) - De afspraken over verduurzaming van Shell en BP met het kabinet gaan niet door. Dat hebben minister Sophie Hermans (Klimaat) en staatssecretaris Thierry Aartsen (Milieu), beiden ...

Teeth from 4,800-year-old remains have yielded the first full human genome sequence from ancient Egypt. Plus, the orbit of a ‘clingy’ planet could cause its own demise and how climate change ...

Nu blijkt dat bijna iedere Nederlander PFAS in het bloed heeft, laait de roep om een totaalverbod op deze chemische stoffen op. Maar hoe realistisch is dat, aangezien PFAS bijna overal in zit ...

DEN HAAG (ANP) - De afspraken over verduurzaming van Shell en BP met het kabinet gaan niet door. Dat hebben minister Sophie Hermans (Klimaat) en staatssecretaris Thierry Aartsen (Milieu), beiden VVD, ...

NZ racing this Saturday heads to Te Rapa. The weather is fine, the track is heavy (10) and the rail is out five metres for the entire circuit.

A huge talent, but one with issues surrounding his focus level from game to game. He has the ability to be a game-changing center with his mix of size, athleticism, quickness and skill level, but ...

With multiple recent placings behind a rising star of New Zealand’s steeplechasing ranks, Al’s Red Zed takes strong form credentials into Saturday’s Waikato Hunt Cup (3900m) at Te Rapa. Al’s Red Zed ...