Male tramper was not able to raise the alarm when he found himself in trouble.

State Highway 6 has reopened, but some still remain without power on the West Coast.

One person died and six injured, after the 2014 helicopter crash near Wanaka.

Two foreign skiers survived a freezing night on a mountain after conditions deteriorated.

Those in search and rescue often put their lives on the line. These are their stories.

A director of the West Coast water export company - which finds itself at the centre of a public maelstrom 25 years after resource

Controversial pipeline would carry water under land and the seabed, pumped into ocean tankers.

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

Czech embassy helping contact dead climber's family.

Two tourists in Mt Aspiring National Park on the West Coast have been airlifted to safety after getting trapped by a swollen river.

Severe weather, fatigue and lack of tramping experience have been highlighted as factors in the death of a US exchange student in the Mt Aspiring National Park in the Southern Alps.

Police have found a sleeping bag and other items believed to belong to missing climber Simon Bell.

A mountaineer aiming to conquer a record 100 NZ peaks - and who once saved a companion's life in a daring rescue - is missing in Mt Aspiring National Park.

The body of a well-regarded music journalist who went missing while tramping in Mount Aspiring National Park has been found.

Friends of Scott "Brock" Oliver are coming to terms with news the lively DJ and journalist is presumed drowned after going missing in high country.

A tramper who went missing in a remote and rugged part of the South Island is likely to have been swept away by strong currents before drowning in a gorge.

Josie Dale contemplates the dark green silence of the Matukituki Valley.

The body of a 21-year-old climber who slipped and fell to his death on Mt Aspiring last night has been recovered by a search team.

Intrepid trampers or a bunch of softies? Pam Neville puts the case for guided walks.

Awe-inspiring mountain country amply rewards tramper Conor MacHugh.

The Department of Conservation is interviewing a man in connection with a fire that burnt more than 100ha of forest and tussock land high in the Mt Aspiring National Park.

The Department of Conservation is planning to replace the swing bridge on the walking track leading to the Roy Roy glacier in the Mt Aspiring National Park.

Police have released the name of the German tourist whose body was recovered from the Mt Aspiring National Park yesterday after plunging 200 metres to his death

The body of a German tourist who plunged 200 metres to his death in Mt Aspiring National Park has been recovered.

The Mt Aspiring climbing season is off to a strong start, with guiding companies reporting good mountain snow conditions and client bookings.

A helicopter company may be investigated after it posted a video on YouTube which appeared to show helicopters flying low in the South Island wilderness.