Hunters brace for busy weekend as roar season amps up
Several organisations have asked for vigilance in the outdoors this long weekend.
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Balloons over Waikato who? 19 kiwi take to Hamilton skies
Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari kickstarted its biggest kiwi translocation this week.
New Zealand's most 'Instagrammable' locations revealed
A newly released ranking, based on Instagram data, shows the country's most popular spots.
Will new ministers push back over 'incoherent' $16.5m plan to stop Milford Sound over-tourism?
Tourism Minister says some of the Milford Opportunities Project plans are 'incoherent'.
Experts warn trampers to be prepared on Tongariro Alpine Crossing
'It’s things like walking the track in jandals.'
Desert Road to close at night for five weeks
NZTA advises the detour will add about 30 minutes to travel times.
Couple rescued from Mt Ruapehu in dead of night as 'intense' weather sets in
The couple hoped to get off the mountain before bad weather set in, but became lost.
'Very stupid decision': Essential worker who took ski holiday during Covid lockdown sentenced
It's unlikely he would have been caught had he not tried to scam free ski passes.
National Park Village potential name change riles Tauranga business
'That would cause quite a bit of confusion.'
Tourists in hot water after biking Tongariro Crossing
Biking is one of the activities banned at the dual world heritage site.
There's more to the Ruapehu District than you think
Come hither, come hither: Here we shall see dinosaurs and rockets to the moon.
An artist’s eye on Tongariro National Park: Whanganui illustrator captures subtle beauty in new book
Whanganui artist Desmond Bovey talks about the inspiration behind his newly released book.
DoC starts voluntary booking system for New Zealand's busiest day walk
DoC urges trampers to book ahead this summer, to protect the popular national park.
Ruapehu has had a great ski season – but we need to reimagine the future of our iconic volcano
Ski fields on the North Island volcano have faced huge economic uncertainty.
Tongariro National Park Treaty talks restart but dark clouds loom
A significant portion of the tribe’s ancestral lands remains in the conservation estate.
Chateau Tongariro’s tangled web of cost traps taxpayers
What, we must ask ourselves, is the grande dame worth?
'Doubt they would have survived the night': Men rescued from Mt Ngāuruhoe by chopper
The pair were wearing street shoes, jeans, cotton T-shirts and sweatshirts.
Company sentenced over ski bus crash that killed schoolgirl
The ski field company earlier admitted two charges brought by WorkSafe over the crash.
Chateau Tongariro is closed - who gets its historic art treasure?
The curious tale of an artist, a chateau - and a $1.3m angora cat painting.
Prison ordered for meth syndicate henchman who tied drug rival to chair and stabbed him to death
The trial gave a rare first-hand insight into Auckland's lucrative underground meth labs.
$30m and apology for iwi who paid the price for the nation's development
The tribes' areas of interest include the middle reaches of the Whanganui River.
Te Korowai o Wainuiārua iwi groups get Crown apology
'Today’s signing is a significant milestone for the people of Te Korowai o Wainuiārua.'
High risk avalanche alerts issued for Tongariro, Taranaki
Mountain users beware - a level 4 (high risk) alert is in place for high alpine areas.
Demand up for Great Walks as huts fill 'instantly' with day-one bookings
DoC has reported that there has been an uptick in demand right from the get-go.
Tongariro Great Walk opens for booking: Is DoC's IT system back on track?
Great Walk bookings reopen four months after “incredibly frustrating” IT meltdown.
Why some of NZ’s most famous buildings sit empty
Doors are closed at famed sites from the Rotorua Museum to the Chateau Tongariro.
The Ex-Files: Mum worries kids too young for dad's surprise adventure
OPINION: Whitewater sojourn a surprise to the ex-wife, and could be to the kids too.
Henchman guilty of stabbing meth cook to death in drug market power struggle
Ricky Wang, suspected of plotting a bloody syndicate coup, died tied to a chair.
Ruapehu to open tomorrow, after last-minute snow and Govt grant
Winter is back on at Ruapehu after a flurry of snow and an eleventh-hour government grant.
'A lot about this is unusual' - Lawyers address jury as testimony finishes at meth syndicate murder trial
Crime boss Uncle Six and a fellow henchman both pleaded guilty and testified against him.
Native trees illegally cut down on conservation land
A 600-year-old rimu is among the trees illegally felled.
'I knew too much': Meth cook gives rare insider glimpse into Auckland's lucrative clan labs
Piao was the first person to alert police to Ricky Wang's murder.
'Don't torture me anymore': Widow begged for answers after husband vanished
Ricky Wang's body was discovered encased in concrete in a remote, shallow grave.
Desert Rd murder trial: Prisoner was secretly released to Airbnb rental after pivotal interview
Four former co-defendants have pleaded guilty and are set to testify against Michael Gu.