Elizabeth Binning and her family encounter the great outdoors 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.

Hard times haven't deterred auction-goers from putting up their hands to buy art, reports Lesley Springall

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

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.

Jill Worrall continues her journey south through the Catlins, the remote coastal region that straddles Otago and Southland.

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.

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Fiordland National Park is at risk of being turned into a theme park warn opponents of a proposed monorail.

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.

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

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.

Kayaking on the sound allows visitors to explore independently, finds Joe Dodgshun.

Bryce Johns marvels at the beauty of Fiordland's triple crown.

The MS Volendam can accommodate 2000 people, including staff, but few New Zealanders take advantage of this unique way to see southern Aotearoa.

A 21 year-old has been seriously injured in an collision between a bus and a car on State Highway 94 at Mossburn in Southland.