A Coroner has been unable to establish what led an Israeli tourist to leave tramping route for an avalanche track where she broke her neck.

A snowboarder killed in an avalanche near Queenstown had recently met someone, fallen in love and was in a 'really happy space'.

A snowboarder died in hospital after being rescued from an avalanche at Queenstown's Coronet Peak ski resort last night.

A South Island beauty spot is one of those singled out...

nzherald.co.nz readers share their experiences of the 7.8 magnitude quake that hit Southland last night.