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."

The Marlborough green gecko has lived at the Fiordland visitor centre for 30 years.

Staff distressed at theft of gecko that has lived at visitor centre for more than 30 years

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.

"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.

A pristine, remote landing site in Fiordland National Park is about to have its daily limit of helicopter landings soar.

Neville Peat salutes the Milford Track's glorious tramping history.

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.

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.

For 125 years the Milford Track has been one of our toughest walks. Venetia Sherson finds it's even tougher for the blind.

Former Westland mayor Durham Havill says he is forming a new private company to build a "class one highway" from Haast to Milford Sound via the Hollyford Valley.

The controversial monorail proposal linking Queenstown to Te Anau Downs and subsequently Milford Sound could soon be approved.

Backers of the $170 million Fiordland monorail say the plan has public support - but a petition opposing the scheme has collected almost 20,000 signatures.