After heavy rainfall over Easter weekend, a bridge on the Hooker Valley Track, one of New Zealand’s most popular tourist destinations, has been closed by the Department of Conservation. The second ...

Hunters, conservation and the community have all come out on top after a managed hunt resulted in 192 kg of venison donated to a Blenheim foodbank. The New Zealand Deerstalkers Association (NZDA) ...

Te Uru Taumatua is removing backcountry huts from Te Urewera and plans to replace some of them with new, purpose-built facilities. Camping is encouraged and everyone is welcome to continue their ...

New Zealand sea lions are one of the rarest sea lion species in the world and are only found in New Zealand.

It's only a 5-minute walk through dunes to this superb white sandy beach, filled with amazing wildlife that call this area home. Dogs must be on lead on the beach access track and sand dune area. To ...

This dramatic headland sits on top of sheer 120 metre-high cliffs. It offers spectacular views and the chance to explore the historic Godley Head coastal defence battery and Scott's Cabin. From the ...

No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules. From the car park by the main highway follow an easy access track to the site. From here a network of unmarked but worn tracks go up and around ...

This is a standard 10-bunk hut in the North Canterbury and Arthur's Pass area. Free for Canterbury Mountaineering Club (CMC) members. Non-CMC members: See the CMC website for fees and methods of ...

The track makes its way easily upwards to a viewing platform through a series of limestone blocks, some sculpted into wonderful shapes by water. The tentacle-like roots of northern rātā trees that ...

This is a standard six-bunk hut in the North Canterbury and Arthur's Pass area. Free for Canterbury Mountaineering Club (CMC) members. Non-CMC members: See the CMC website for fees and methods of ...

Truman Track is a walk through unspoiled subtropical forest where podocarp and rātā trees tower above thickets of vine and nīkau palms. The track emerges on a spectacular coastline with cliffs, ...

Climate change vulnerability assessments (CCVAs) were undertaken for 1,145 terrestrial taxa of bats, birds, herpetofauna, vascular plants and invertebrates in Aotearoa New Zealand to identify which ...