An Alpine Fault earthquake could cut the West Coast from the main grid for many weeks.

Three trampers rescued from steep cliffs near Franz Joseph Glacier.

NZ's safety and natural beauty mean overseas tourists are flocking to our parks.

The young Kiwi says he has no idea how he'll pay the bill on his low-end salary

The $410,000 water contracts are on hold for now amid questions about the company.

There has been a "monster" increase in visitors at Franz Josef Glacier.

Fraud investigation launched after Auckland cake decorator awarded multi-million dollar contract to build a sewage plant.

The Waiho (Waiau) River bridge at Franz Josef Glacier will be lifted yet again this winter, at a cost of $1.6 million.

Most of the country can expect another warm, dry holiday weekend, but the West Coast is in for a wet one.

Justine Tyerman learns the pin-step on a famous South Island river of ice.

Two people are being treated for burns following a small explosion in a van in Franz Josef tonight. Fire crews and St John staff

Civil Aviation has given grounded South Westland helicopter company Alpine Adventures the green light to fly again.

A body found in a Franz Josef workshop is that of the owner, Clive Raymond Jenkins. The 40-year-old Franz Josef man's body was discovered

A proposed gondola to the Franz Josef Glacier is winning early support from West Coast tourism interests.

Tourism operator Skyline Enterprises has plans to put a gondola on Franz Josef Glacier but a conservation group says it will put more pressure on a delicate area.

The pressure is on the Westland District Council from the Environment Court to address non-compliance issues at its Franz Josef Glacier waste water treatment plant.

The unusual warmth that dominated our climate last summer has had alarmingly apparent impacts on the South Island's postcard glaciers and mountain snowlines.

South Westland's biggest helicopter operator is expected to be back in the air early this week after being grounded for a month.

Three people have survived a helicopter crash in Westland National Park this morning.

A couple have caused hundreds of dollars of damage to a room at the Rainforest Retreat at Franz Josef Glacier during a heated argument.

A fire ripped through the rear of at Franz Josef Glacier restaurant early this morning leaving the building badly damaged.

A state-of-the-art laboratory near Franz Josef Glacier is being packed up after an ambitious drilling operation came to a premature end before scientists could bore through the high-risk Alpine Fault.

UK tourist and Home and Away star survive two rockfalls while ice climbing in NZ, dodging boulders "the size of cars".

Elisabeth Easther explores the striking natural beauty of this West Coast gem.

The El Nino weather event predicted to dump rain on the West Coast this year could actually help the rapidly retreating glaciers, according to a scientist.