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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.

Fiordland: Sounds like heaven
Elizabeth Binning and her family encounter the great outdoors in the south.

Stewart and Ulva islands: Avian outposts in the south
Stewart Island is not completely predator free but compared with the mainland it is a paradise for our native birds, writes Jill Worrall.

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.

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.

Kayaking Milford Sound, Southland
With its sheer cliff faces, rainforest-clad valley floor, countless waterfalls and razor-tipped mountains, Fiordland's Milford Sound is a sight to behold from any angle.

Milford Sound: A personal perspective
Kayaking on the sound allows visitors to explore independently, finds Joe Dodgshun.