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.

Our favourite catch masquerades under false colours.

Andrew Hughes and Olivia Wix's nationwide tour of the job market continues in Greymouth.

Jim Salinger lost his job for allegedly ignoring a Niwa policy against speaking to the media without approval.

Sacked NIWA scientist Jim Salinger says a call made to Jim Hickey was not in a professional capacity, as NIWA alleges, a therapist tells the ERA.

A woman charged with the manslaughter of a West Coast publican is being blocked from returning home by angry locals.

Police have named the man who died immediately when an 18,000 litre bitumen tanker exploded this morning.