A severe weather warning is in place for northern Fiordland and southern Westland.

'Came to NZ, climbed a mountain, met a bird friend, snapped the photo of a lifetime.'

"It covered them with snow and ice, and it blew them off their seat."

The West Coast of the South Island does not fare so well with heavy rain forecasted.

Rest of the country in for a mostly fine day ahead of rain tomorrow.

The rain should ease this morning with most of the country expected to have fine weather.

The endangered kea has been seen on camera using a stick tool to access food.

It will likely "happen in the lifetime of many New Zealanders", says expert.

New Zealand ranks fourth on the bucket list for millions of Chinese tourists.

A submerged log tore through the boat "like a can opener".

Roxburgh Volunteer Fire Brigade paid a heartfelt tribute to their fallen station officer.

A diver is unresponsive in Blanket Bay in Doubtful Sound.

Male tramper was not able to raise the alarm when he found himself in trouble.

More than 100 tourists were airlifted out of Fiordland this afternoon.

Tickets for the Milford Track sold out in 90 minutes last year.

Fisherman collapsed and died in the water as horrified wife watched on.

Get out your picnic blankets and put on some sunscreen this weekend.

A person was mistakenly thought to have been lost overboard from the Queen Victoria.

The quake was just 5km deep and 120km west of Te Anau.

A search was mounted at Lake Te Anau after several flares were sighted late last night.

An Israeli tramper was rescued yesterday evening after he became disorientated in Fiordland National Park.

Heavy snow has fallen across parts of the South Island cutting power and bringing down trees.

A record breeding season for New Zealand and the world's population of lovable but critically endangered kakapo has seen their numbers shoot up by an amazing 28 per cent to 157 individuals.

A magnitude 4.3 quake has shaken Fiordland this morning.

A 12-year-old boy has been evacuated from the Milford Track in Fiordland after breaking his leg.

Two teenagers were killed after a beech tree fell on their car as they were driving in Fiordland, an accident which police say was caused by "no fault" of theirs.

Heavy rain is forecast to sweep the South Island this morning as most centres settle in for a drizzly day.

About 100 Southland dairy cows have died or been destroyed after contracting lead poisoning from grazing on a gun club property.

New Zealanders are split down the middle over dual proposals to cut a tunnel or monorail track through parts of Fiordland which contain some of the country's greatest walking tracks.