Jim Eagles visits a nursery for the most endangered of our kiwi species.

An obese tramper died of a heart attack while wedged in an ice crevasse on Franz Josef Glacier, a coroner's court heard.

John Parisis had just been made redundant and was ready to travel the world - starting with a month-long trip around NZ.

Police have named the Australian tourist who died while on a guided walk of the West Coast's Franz Josef Glacier yesterday.

Hiking to a retracting ice river's face can be inspiring and nerve-racking.

A man narrowly avoided being hit in the head by a falling rock at Franz Josef Glacier and his partner suffered a broken foot after jumping a barrier.