Kate Wickers travels round the South Island of New Zealand by campervan, visiting destinations such as Lake Wanaka and Lake ...

An artist's impression of one of the new hovercrafts in action on Lake Pukaki.SUPPLIED / The-Timaru-Herald Lake Pukaki is set to become the home of New Zealand's only commercial hovercraft company.

Mackenzie District Council warns there's still dangerous conditions for motorists across the network. MetService Meteorologist Surprise Mhlongo says it's been one the coldest mornings of the year for ...

Two sections of State Highway in the Mackenzie Country that were closed overnight - because of risk from snow and ice - have ...

State Highway 8 between Twizel and Fairlie and State Highway 80 between Lake Pukaki and Aoraki/Mt Cook will again be closed ...

Search and rescue crews are knocking on the doors of about 70 homes near the Tauranga-Taupo River, warning people to prepare for evacuation. Emergency services are also dealing with dozens of reports ...

Civil Defence is knocking on doors in the Taupō area preparing people to evacuate as flooding from heavy rain overnight has ...

For my 40th birthday, my family and I traveled New Zealand's South Island in an ... My favorite spot we did this was Lake Pukaki. We arrived at night and had the most spectacular view of the ...

From the lake edge, Alps 2 Ocean sets off across the Pukaki Flats, which are as level as the name promises. Here, the trail intersects with Te Araroa, the 3000km-long hiking route between New ...

Night - Cloudy. Winds WNW at 6 mph (9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 43 °F (6.1 °C). Mostly cloudy with a high of 64 °F (17.8 °C). Winds from WNW to NW at 4 to 6 mph (6.4 to 9.7 kph ...

It's always an ideal time to visit New Zealand, the only thing to decide is when and ... explore this outdoor playground and relish the lack of mobile signal. 86 Mt Cook Road, Lake Pukaki Immerse ...