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![The Hollyford Track: Land of ripping yarns](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
The Hollyford Track: Land of ripping yarns
Pamela Wade discovers Kiwi colonial heroes on the Hollyford Track.
![Tuatapere: Midnight tramp](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Tuatapere: Midnight tramp
Bevan Hurley tackles the stunning Hump Ridge Track in remote western Southland by night.
![Milford Track: Mountain high](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Milford Track: Mountain high
Pamela Wade zigzags her way around Milford Track's textured bush, bright prairies and breathtaking views.
![Editorial: Jobs with a future needed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Editorial: Jobs with a future needed
This month's toll of job losses is striking - but it's a reflection of a slowing of the Chinese economy. It's time to look for jobs that have a future.
![Super South Island v Auckland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Super South Island v Auckland
The Super City better watch out. South Island councils are setting up a "coalition of the willing" to have their voice heard in the corridors of Parliament.
![Dive on missing boat wreckage](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Dive on missing boat wreckage
Later today a decision will be made whether to send divers down to look at a fishing vessel, believed to be the boat that disappeared off the Fiordland coast on Saturday with two onboard.
![Hopes fading fast for fishing pair](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Hopes fading fast for fishing pair
Hopes are quickly fading for a fishing boat skipper and his teenage crewman missing at sea off the South Island's West Coast since Saturday.
![Search for missing vessel to resume](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Search for missing vessel to resume
Search teams will be back out this morning looking for a fishing vessel which is missing off the coast of Fiordland.
![Men missing after capsize](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Men missing after capsize
A massive search was due to resume this morning for two fishermen whose boat capsized near Fiordland.
![Snow-closed roads reopen](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Snow-closed roads reopen
The Rimutaka Hill Road and the Desert Road have reopened after snow forced their closure this morning.
![Cold blast hits North Island](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Cold blast hits North Island
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.
![Te Anau: Sounds and looks 'magnifico'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Te Anau: Sounds and looks 'magnifico'
Beautiful mountains and lakes make Kiwi roadtrip a classic, writes Josie Dale.
![Pioneers of Fiordland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Pioneers of Fiordland
Dedicated pioneers created Fiordland's colourful heritage in a hostile environment, writes Paul Rush.
![Fiordland: Riding the horizontal waterfall](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Fiordland: Riding the horizontal waterfall
Paul Rush takes a time travel journey through Fiordland's twilight zone.
![Jet boating on the Wairaurahiri River, Southland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Jet boating on the Wairaurahiri River, Southland
The 27-kilometre jet boat ride from Lake Hauroko to Foveaux Strait offers passengers views of some spectacular Fiordland National Park landscapes.
![Stewart Island: Domain of the birds](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Stewart Island: Domain of the birds
Surely I can't be the only New Zealander to arrive on Stewart Island and become hooked on bird watching?
![Aurora Australis on show over Southland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Aurora Australis on show over Southland
Stunning images of Aurora Australis have been captured from Invercargill.
![In awe of the Aurora Australis](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
In awe of the Aurora Australis
A geomagnetic storm strongly compressing the Earth's magnetic field lit up both poles with bright auroras. Stephen Voss captured these brilliant images in Southland.
![Fiordland: Sounds like heaven](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Fiordland: Sounds like heaven
Elizabeth Binning and her family encounter the great outdoors in the south.