The road carnage began at 1.30am yesterday, with the most recent crash at 8.10am today.

Two people reported lost in Hooker Valley about 7pm were found safe a short time later.

Protesters had shut down work at the site of a proposed dairy farm extension.

The road has reopened but traffic is down to one lane.

Avalanche memorial hut to go after falling into disrepair and low usage.

Skiers make first descent of Mt Malte Brun - a high peak near Aoraki/Mt Cook.

The "outrageous" descent comes nearly 47 years after climbers first ascended the face.

Fears that spontaneous mountainside collapse would kill hut occupants

Rare Sir Edmund Hillary climbing expedition bag surfaces at auction.

Emergency services are at a crash on Mt Cook.

Welsh climber sets off beacon after 'rough night' on the Darwin Glacier.

National MP for Rangitata Jo Goodhew will quit Parliament at the election after being dropped from Cabinet.

A 24-year-old man who hadn't been seen or heard from since Tuesday has now been found.

Two climbers were rescued from Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park last night, in what was described as a "marvellous" piece of flying in poor conditions.

An emergency beacon has mysteriously gone off a year after search teams recovered the bodies of its owners from Aoraki/Mt Cook.

The 2012-kilometre tractor journey, Expedition South, to help raise $1 million to save Sir Edmund Hillary's hut in Antarctica has finished alongside Sir Ed's statue at The Hermitage in Mt Cook. The three tractors — two Ferguson TE20s and a Massey Ferguson Antarctica 2 — ended their journey at 2pm this afternoon.

Seven people were rescued by helicopter this morning after their four-wheel drives became stuck in an alpine river near Mount Cook.

NZ lake named among the world's clearest waters by an American travel publication.

The tragedy at the popular climbing area sparked a reminder from a local climbing expert about the risks of climbing in Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park.

Human remains found in Aoraki-Mt Cook National Park could solve a 42-year-old mystery, park rangers say.

Three hikers lost in Aoraki-Mt Cook National Park for a night say the deaths of two compatriots a fortnight ago prompted them to call emergency services rather than press on.

Three German hikers have been rescued from Aoraki-Mt Cook National Park this morning after spending a night lost in mild conditions.

The search for three climbers feared dead on Aoraki-Mt Cook has been called off after six days, and their families told their bodies may never be found.

Search resumes for three men who have been missing on Aoraki-Mt Cook since Monday as police warn families to prepare for the worst.

The family of an Australian climber missing for four days on New Zealand's tallest mountain are coming to terms with fears he is probably dead.

The three climbers missing on Aoraki-Mt Cook since Monday are feared dead, police have said this morning.

Rescuers from outside Aoraki Mt Cook had to be brought in to recover the body of a mountaineer, who was himself a rescuer based at Mt Cook village.

The body of a man who drowned at McLaren Falls in the Bay of Plenty yesterday has been recovered.

The search and recovery effort for an experienced climber who died on the country’s highest mountain has resumed this morning.