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![Canterbury: Inspiring scenery at the foot of the alps](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Canterbury: Inspiring scenery at the foot of the alps
Jill Worrall revisits a childhood haunt that has also inspired authors and film makers.
![Mackenzie Country: Magic among the mountains](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Mackenzie Country: Magic among the mountains
Photographer Sarah Ivey, who grew up in the Mackenzie Country, uses her camera to introduce the rugged beauty of a place few New Zealanders have visited.
![Boy, 8, in hot pool horror](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Boy, 8, in hot pool horror
An 8-year-old boy is this morning fighting for his life after falling into a Rotorua geothermal pool as hot as 100C.
![Kayakers' bodies found on Lake Wakatipu](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Kayakers' bodies found on Lake Wakatipu
The bodies of two kayakers were found on Lake Wakatipu this morning.
![Mum proud of daughter who helped save victim's friend](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Mum proud of daughter who helped save victim's friend
The mother of a girl who helped to rescue a friend of Raphael Alualu, who drowned after leaping into a swimming hole on Auckland's North Shore, say she is very proud of what her daughter did.
![Fatal diving spot 'shouldn't be closed'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Fatal diving spot 'shouldn't be closed'
A local politician says a popular diving spot on Auckland's North Shore should not be closed down despite the death of a teenage diver.
![Divers scour lake for teen jumper](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Divers scour lake for teen jumper
Divers are looking for a 16-year-old who disappeared after jumping into the water from a cliff.
![Teen missing after lake jump](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Teen missing after lake jump
Police divers will this evening start their search for a 16-year-old boy who failed to resurface after diving into Lake Pupuke in Takapuna on Auckland's North Shore this afternoon during an organised youth group activity.
![Almost third of NZ lakes have poor water quality - report](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Almost third of NZ lakes have poor water quality - report
Nick Smith has called for NZ to improve its fresh water management after a report found almost a third of lakes have poor water quality.
![NZ man's treasured ring resurfaces after 40 years](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
NZ man's treasured ring resurfaces after 40 years
A NZ man who lost a ring 40 years ago in a US lake has had news that his treasured possession has been found.
![Waikato: Warning over river levels](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Waikato: Warning over river levels
Environment Waikato is worried about the danger of rapidly rising streams and rivers in the next few days.
![Meridian profit jumps on increased generation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Meridian profit jumps on increased generation
Meridian Energy's underlying earnings rose 29 per cent in the year to June 30 to $251.9 million, reflecting a 13 per cent increase in total energy generation.