A trip to the Galapagos Islands offers an escape to an untouched animal wonderland.

Fishermen jailed and fined $7.5m after photos emerged of their illegal haul.

Dive in for a unique experience, writes Antonia Prebble.

Lindy Davis enjoys her close encounter with the unique wildlife of these remote islands.

One of Julian Assange's legal advisers wants Australia's Government to intervene.

Julian Assange, who is holed up in Ecuadorian embassy, still wanted by police in Britain.

A Kiwi scientist has journeyed to one of the world's most volcanically active regions.

This Kiwi woman, along with her family, is selling her idyllic Ecuadorean home and business in a raffle.

The Australian, who is holed up in Ecuador's London embassy, spoke and answered questions via live video link to Auckland and Melbourne.

Two strong earthquakes shook Ecuador's coast today, in the same region where a magnitude 7.8 quake struck in April killing 663 people and leaving nearly 29,000 homeless.

A man from Gisborne caught up in the devastating Ecuador earthquake has spoken of the horror of Saturday's disaster and the chaotic relief efforts since.

Ecuador's president predicted a "considerable" rise in the death toll from a massive earthquake whose tally already included at least 350 lives.

It was supposed to be a family reunion to celebrate a young relative's start of university. But the gathering ended in collapsing tragedy.

A Napier man's anxious wait to hear from his wife and baby boy in Ecuador ended about 3am today.

South America Giant tortoises, grunts, or blue-footed boobys - Lydia Jenkin doesn't quite know which Galapagos curiosity to look at first

A Wellingtonian man is facing at least 30 days in a crowded Ecuador fail after he was arrested in connection with the discovery of more than a kilogram of cocaine.

It's a little after 10pm, and I'm standing somewhere in the middle of the Andean cloud forest in the Choco region of northern Ecuador, with six others.

The president of Ecuador has imposed a state of emergency in the country over concern that a volcano might erupt.

Live slow, die old and leave a controversial corpse. That could have been a suitable motto for Lonesome George, the celebrated, centenarian giant tortoise who died in the Galapagos Islands.

The stunning, isolated Galapagos Islands inspired Charles Darwin to write On The Origin of Species. More than 150 years after its publication, Sarfraz Manzoor goes back to the place where it all began.

The remote Galapagos Islands are a fascinating window into the world of their creaturely indigenous inhabitants.

Pamela Wade finds charming people passionate about their country.

As more Kiwis look to South America for adventure, Karen Phelps compiles a bucket list for the continent.

A forward-thinking forest lodge is giving visitors the opportunity to get up close to this South American nation’s extraordinary wildlife, says Harriet O’Brien.