The endangered kea has been seen on camera using a stick tool to access food.

Moving through Milford Sound in a storm, the wettest place in New Zealand.

Historic clay pipe found on beach near site of explorer's Fiordland hut.

More trips permitted to remote glacier than were allowed, Ombudsman finds.

A hunter has been missing in the Fiordland National Park bush since yesterday morning.

Tickets for the Milford Track sold out in 90 minutes last year.

Fisherman collapsed and died in the water as horrified wife watched on.

New record set for Canterbury; Niwa confirms areas of Wellington are in drought.

"Some jet boaters simply do not understand reasonable behaviour in the back-country."

Review to look at the cause of the accident that killed two climbers last month.

The climbing community is devastated by the death of two friends who fell from mountain.

NZ Alpine Team name the pair who fell from Marian Peak in Fiordland.

A missing 20-year-old French tramper has been winched to safety in Fiordland.

An Israeli tramper was rescued yesterday evening after he became disorientated in Fiordland National Park.

Three women spent an unexpected night in cold Fiordland park.

Derek Cheng basks in a panoramic view that few have experienced.

"We see human waste and toilet paper sometimes," says New Zealand Aviation president.

Shandelle Battersby gets a taste of tramping through the bush, with the luxury of home.

Isobel Marriner gets a maritime history lesson amid the spectacular scenery of Fiordland.

Police hope to formally identify two bodies found in the search for the Canadian tourists as soon as possible, so their families can be informed.

A second body has been found in a field of avalanche debris in the hunt for missing Canadian students.

Searchers looking for two young Canadians missing in the South Island spotted a body in a field of avalanche debris late today.

Police are hunting for two missing Canadian tourists who have gone missing in the South Island.

Justine Tyerman has a few problems with her conscience on the Hollyford Track.

Danielle Wright and family share the water with albatrosses, bottlenose dolphins and sea lions on a wilderness cruise through Doubtful Sound.

A wildlife expedition to Fiordland takes you up close to a pristine land of legend and glacial beauty, writes Jim Eagles.

Intrepid trampers or a bunch of softies? Pam Neville puts the case for guided walks.

The legs get a workout while the eyes are dazzled by the view on this lushly-forested Southland track, writes a weary but astounded Pamela Wade.

Plans for a $240m Fiordland monorail have been derailed by Conservation Minister Nick Smith, who says the project does not stack up economically or environmentally.