Latest from Fiordland

Birdman competitor seriously injured

Black ice, fog on Southland roads

Several roads are again affected by ice after another heavy frost.

Central Otago: Off to see the Queen

New Zealand's adventure playground is a great school-holiday destination for the family writes Helen van Berkel.

NZ roads coming up short

Heavy snow disrupts South Island

Queenstown schools are closed with drivers urged to take extreme care on central South Island roads after heavy snow fell in the area, with more expected.

Poker in the Southern Alps

The country’s premier poker tour makes its mid-winter stopover in Queenstown next month.

Facebook sleuthing proves fruitful for NZ police

Police use of social networks to hunt criminals is proving effective, with 'one or two' crooks caught each month.

Winter Olympian's wake-up call

Queenstown on flood watch as rain threatens

Forecast rain today is expected to raise the Lake Wakatipu level, but not beyond its peak, reassures Queenstown Lakes District Council.

Falling water levels ease flood risk

River flow levels and a minimal rain forecast suggest Queenstown's Lake Wakatipu might only rise by a further 10cm.

<i>America's Next Top Model</i> part of NZ tourism push

Tyra Banks said she chose New Zealand as a location because a lot of young Americans see the country as "a fantasy world".

More rain on the cards for Queenstown

More heavy rain is on the way for the Lake Wakatipu head waters before anything starts to improve.

Queenstown braces for floodwaters

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.

Abduction attempt investigated

Appeal for sightings of would-be abductor