Sarah Ivey sends the snow flying on a heli-ski adventure in the Remarkables.

Sarah Ivey is dropped among the pinnacles of the Remarkables Range in the Southern Alps by heli-ski in the search for white powder magic.

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One Dunedin city councillor has apologised, but another is refusing to, after comments by both about their ages were condemned by Age Concern Otago yesterday.

Danielle Wright hits the South Island ski fields, on a sled pulled by huskies.

The Rimutaka Hill Road and the Desert Road have reopened after snow forced their closure this morning.

Visiting the mountain village of Glenorchy is pure inspiration, writes Paul Rush.

Snow was falling in the hills around Wellington this afternoon as a strong southerly blast snow that brought snow down to sea level moved up the country.

A former detective has been sentenced to 10 months' home detention for defrauding a national sevens tournament of $64,000.

A Dunedin woman having a bite to eat found something extra crunchy and unwelcome at the bottom of her packet of chips.

A strong magnitude 5.3 earthquake has rocked much of the West Coast and Otago this morning.

Jumping out of a plane proves a great way to relax, writes Bronwyn Sell.

Students at a Rotorua high school are being warned to walk home in groups with mobile phones on hand after an alleged mob assault.

Squashed food, litter and even human faeces were found onboard the TSS Earnslaw by crew.

Danielle Wright finally graduates off the bunny slope, with the help of a bicycle on three skis.

Long before this spectacular and rugged area just north of Queenstown was used as the location of the Ford of Bruinen in The Fellowship of the Ring movie, it was at the centre of the region's 19th century gold bonanza.

A journey along this 'Lord of the Rings' road can leave you on edge, writes Paul Rush.