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Deadly turn faces revamp

Newlyweds' parents thank kind Kiwis

Ruakuri Cave, Waitomo, Waikato

This cave, two kilometres southwest of Waitomo's main glowworm cave, is a fairytale world of spirals and speleothems, stalactites, old fossils and young glowworm superstars.

Waitomo: Descent into the labyrinth

Visiting Ruakuri Cave is a spiritual journey into a subterranean world where time stands still, writes Paul Rush.

Fatal crash tourist gets driving ban

Canadian crash tourist pleads guilty

Crash blamed on road confusion

Win a Britz Campervan 7 day family holiday with The Adventures of Tintin

Katy Perry's bizarre tour demands

Bar patrons wrestle gun from robber

Three patrons wrestled a rifle from a man as he attempted to rob a bar after they realised he had fired his only shot into the ceiling.

Worlds collide at Waitomo

Where have the charming old hotels that ushered in New Zealand's grand age of travel and tourism gone?

NZ roads coming up short

Waitomo: Sunset Coast secrets

Waitomo offers a surfeit of adrenalin-pumping action; glissading, slithering, squeezing and jumping into the pitch-black void of the subterranean labyrinth.

Surreal, thrilling journey into the abyss

Herald reporter James Ihaka ventures into the depths of the Waitomo Caves.

Waitomo: Underground movement gathers fans

Monique Balvert O'Connor learns why thousands put cave rafting in their top 10.

Tourist injured on Waitomo quad contacted

Quad bike firm suspends tours after death

Tourist's fatal plunge