Kayaking Milford Sound, Southland
With its sheer cliff faces, rainforest-clad valley floor, countless waterfalls and razor-tipped mountains, Fiordland's Milford Sound is a sight to behold from any angle.
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Milford Sound: A personal perspective
Kayaking on the sound allows visitors to explore independently, finds Joe Dodgshun.
Aboard the MS Volendam in Southland
The MS Volendam can accommodate 2000 people, including staff, but few New Zealanders take advantage of this unique way to see southern Aotearoa.
Patricia Schultz's top 10 travel destinations
The author of the hugely-popular 1,000 Places To See Before You Die reveals her absolute favourite travel destinations.
Glacier victim's horror birthday fall
Police have named a Sydney woman who died after falling over 400 metres down a slippery ice face in the Fiordland National Park. She had planned to celebrate her 39th birthday. It was left to rescuers to tell the woman's husband of her fate
Rescuers break news of wife's glacier death to Aussie man
An Aussie man who fell 40m down a slippery ice face with his wife while climbing in the Fiordland National Park....
Travel book: <i>A (Nearly) Complete History of the Moose in New Zealand</i>
Moose were released in Westland in 1900 and in Fiordland in 1910 but unlike other such introductions they were not a success.
Noxious Japanese kelp found in Fiordland
Boaties are being asked to check their vessels for hitchhiking seaweed, after a noxious Japanese kelp turned up in Fiordland.
Milford: Off the beaten track
Milford serves up toil and pleasure in equal measure, writes Pamela Wade.
Clark raves about Routeburn
Former Prime Minister Helen Clark has been enjoying an active holiday.
Kepler Track: The tortoise and the hares
Paul Rush finds Fiordland's alpine Kepler Track a challenge, while others dash over it in record time.