Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world’s hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook and Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter. Framed by the South Island’s stunning Southern Alps, a lonely tree has grown ...

OPINION: It's not every day you can kayak out to the Insta-famous tree in Wanaka. It is perhaps only once a decade or two that will you find this particular tree halfway submerged beneath rising ...

In order to prevent further deterioration, the New Zealand Tourism Board will be installing warning signs around the Wanaka Tree, written in English and Mandarin. And, just to make it abundantly clear ...

New Zealand’s most famous tree has been the victim of bad visitor behavior. A willow tree at the southern tip of Lake Wanaka, which appears semi-submerged in the water and is a massively popular ...

New Zealand’s natural splendour is no secret, but there is a gem called Lake Wanaka that has been doing the rounds of social media for quite some time now. We are particularly talking about Lake ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Conservation. Followed categories will be added to My News. The famous Lake Wanaka Tree is a major draw for snap-happy tourists, but as we’ve seen with #instafame, ...

A stone's throw (well, a 10-minute walk) from the crowd-inducing, poor old "That Wanaka Tree" by Roys Bay, and about a 10-minute drive from Wānaka township, this bright, open-plan holiday home ...

Wanaka's famous willow tree has had several of its branches cut off overnight. The willow - one of Wanaka's most photographed and instagrammed trees - on the edge of Lake Wanaka was attacked by a ...

More native trees will feature on the Challenge Wanaka run course as a result of the event naming the Te Kakano Aotearoa Trust as its official charity. Te Kakano Aotearoa is a Wanaka community based ...