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Fiordland: Riding the horizontal waterfall
Paul Rush takes a time travel journey through Fiordland's twilight zone.

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
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
Stunning images of Aurora Australis have been captured from Invercargill.

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.

Art for sale: Auction market defies the downturn
Hard times haven't deterred auction-goers from putting up their hands to buy art, reports Lesley Springall

The Hollyford Track, Fiordland
The dramatic landscapes of the Hollyford Valley make this one of New Zealand's most spectacular nature walks.

Cruising: The ship that rocked
Edward Rooney charts a course to the bottom of South Island and across to Australia on one of the busiest cruise ships afloat.

Hump Ridge Track, Tuatapere
This three-day Southland loop walk offers access to spectacular national park scenery and the remnants of what used to be New Zealand's busiest milling town. Once a year, keen hikers take on Stump the Hump - a midnight tramp across the track's 55-kilometre-stretch.

The Catlins: Rare species at home in the wild south
Jill Worrall continues her journey south through the Catlins, the remote coastal region that straddles Otago and Southland.

The Catlins: Discovering a forgotten nugget of NZ
Two decades ago it was mostly only Otago and Southland locals who knew about the Catlins, but the secret's now out, writes Jill Worrall.

Fiordland: NZ's newest theme park?
Fiordland National Park is at risk of being turned into a theme park warn opponents of a proposed monorail.

The Catlins, South Island
This coastal area which straddles the Otago and Southland regions is home to penguins, sea lions, permanently wind-blown trees and an eye-opening petrified forest.

The Catlins: Coast of prehistoric beauty
Beneath the Catlins mist lurks a wilderness so ancient, it’s like taking a gigantic step back to the Jurassic period, writes Julia Shallcrass.