New ZealandSouth Island Main Divide crossed in paraglider flightPilot Benjamin Kellet flew from Queenstown to Whataroa in a 10-and-a-half-hour journey covering 230km.Watch17 Jan 11:00 PM
New ZealandCafe protests minister's parking charges at famous tourist spotDoC plans to start paid parking in October at Punakaiki, Franz Josef, and Aoraki.24 Jul 03:35 AM
EnvironmentDog helps find rare bird colony 'not seen for decades'Tui the golden retriever 'real key tool' in finding new population of whio.10 Jul 10:28 PM
New ZealandMissing tramper spends night in the rainThe man spent a cold, wet night in the bush after getting lost in bad weather.04 May 08:07 AM
New ZealandBrit survives in remote bush on one appleAn injured Brit who spent two freezing nights under ferns in rugged West Coast bush says he survived on just an apple.08 Aug 11:09 PM
New ZealandMan missing in West Coast national parkA search and rescue is underway for a 28-year-old English man who has been missing at Paparoa National Park since Saturday night.08 Aug 12:14 AM
New ZealandCave Creek disaster 20 years laterVirginia Pawsey says today will be a day to remember her son, who died in the Cave Creek platform collapse, and reflect on the passage of time.27 Apr 10:15 PM
EnergyOpencast Pike River mine mootedOfficials are investigating a proposal which could lead to the Pike River mine being turned into an opencast coal pit stretching into a national park.27 Feb 04:30 PM
EnergyPike River: 'Simple plan' beset by problemsThe riches of the Paparoa Range were enticing, but the cost of extracting them was greater than anyone imagined, writes Grant Bradley26 Nov 04:30 PM
Opinion<i>John Armstrong:</i> Better to bury failure than risk defeatBetter an utter, total if humiliating backdown than a messy compromise that keeps the mining issue alive into election year.20 Jul 09:30 PM
New ZealandNo open cast mining on conservation land - PMThere will be no open cast mining on Great Barrier Island or Coromandel, John Key assured Parliament today, while under attack over the Govt's mining plan.23 Mar 05:34 AM
