At least one person has sustained serious injuries after a loaded campervan and a small truck collided in the Tasman region.

A man has been seriously injured after falling off the back of a ute in the Tasman region early this morning.

Angela Morris, owner of Toad Hall in Motueka.

After a hard day's hike, there's nothing better than a gourmet meal.

Rika Milne shares the Abel Tasman Coast Track with a fascinating array of other walkers.

Jill Worrall takes a hike to one of her favourite South Island beaches.

Although this beach, just a few kilometres from Farewell Spit, is almost north-facing, it is technically a West Coast beach and is often buffeted by tempestuous winds that stir up colossal seas. Reaching it requires a short walk through manuka forest, but once on the beach you'll be rewarded with rugged landscapes and wildlife aplenty.

Golden Bay summers have woven into my memories since I was about 12, when we made our first trip here from Christchurch.

Explorer Abel Tasman missed out on a wonderful park, writes Jim Eagles.

Waiting for summer means missing out on so much, writes Victoria Bartle.