There's no slumming it in the McCaw household, as the newlyweds continue to celebrate married life in beautiful Central Otago locations.

The death of a young Czech man who fell several hundred metres on Mt Aspiring is "tragic", the Mountain Safety Council says.

Two climbers were rescued from Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park last night, in what was described as a "marvellous" piece of flying in poor conditions.

An emergency beacon has mysteriously gone off a year after search teams recovered the bodies of its owners from Aoraki/Mt Cook.

Drops of the controversial pest-control poison 1080 have killed at least two dozen endangered kea in recent years.

Preliminary modelling suggests that the earthquake was caused by a rupture of a northeast-striking fault t, but this may be a more complex event.

A helicopter pilot says he could smell the fresh earth uncovered by the Kaikoura earthquake hundreds of metres in the air as he flew above the scene.

Mickey Ross is a photographer from Wanaka, New Zealand, who is taking wedding photos to a new level.

Seismic activity has increased at Mt Ruapehu after the lake in the volcano's crater peaked in temperature.

New Base jumpers prone to leap dangerously beyond their experience

High school students among the 80 trapped for two days on Mt Ruapehu are having a great time playing in the snow, says Tukino Ski Field manager.

GeoNet reports rapid rise in temperature in the mountain's crater lake as well as more shakes than usual.

The Czech tourist who watched her partner fall to his death on the Routeburn Track has been touched by tragedy in the mountains before.

Pavlina Pizova waded through waist-deep snow with frozen feet to reach a hut in the NZ wilderness after her partner died - but her ordeal was far from over.

A hunter who got lost and spent two nights in freezing conditions in the Blue Mountains has vowed to return to the area for some unfinished business.

The hunter missing in Blue Mountains of South Otago has been found.

Search and rescue teams looking for a missing hunter near Balclutha have called in search dogs tonight.

Eruptions, lahars, faster and better facilities, a catastrophic diesel spill and a devastating arson - it's been a hectic 30 years

Scientists continue to monitor one of New Zealand's volcanic hot spots as underground rumblings reverberate.

While climbing in Mt Cook National Park Danlio Hegg found an old log book containing some of the most famous names in NZ mountaineering.

Mountaineer Pat Deavoll is gearing up to go back to the high peaks of Asia - on a titanium knee and an ankle fused by metal pins.

The young married couple who died after falling on Mount Silberhorn lived for and loved the mountains.

The distraught wife of missing climber Steve Dowall faces a longer wait as the search for her husband is put on hold due to dangerous conditions.

A missing climber on Mt Cook will likely spend a third night on the mountain after attempts to rescue him were hindered by "atrocious" weather.

Mt Ruapehu has again felt the rumble of an avalanche - this time at its crater lake.

Des Sampson and Russell Baillie go behind the scenes of the film Everest, about the alpine tragedy that claimed the lives of New Zealanders Rob Hall and Andy Harris.

Mt Tongariro - long considered a peaceful neighbour to the rowdy Ruapehu - is much more fiery than we ever realised, says a scientist sharing new findings today.

Skiers at Mt Ruapehu faced long delays getting home tonight after roads down the mountain were covered in snow - leading to one incident involving a skidding car hitting a pedestrian.

On the 150th anniversary of the first ascent, Jane Jeffries talks to a New Zealander who conquered the mountain that has taken more than 500 lives.

South Island's Agassiz Glacier has been "un-named" as part of a global campaign to remove the use of the name of Agassiz, a Swiss geologist who believed not all races were created equal.