Walking / Hiking

A new four-day walking track through the Waitakere Ranges west of Auckland has been named after one of New Zealand’s greatest adventurers, Sir Edmund Hillary.

Visitors keen to experience New Zealand’s great outdoors are being given an added incentive to book early and enjoy a price freeze introduced by the Department of Conservation.

New Zealand’s iconic Milford Sound is now third in the global race to find the world’s ‘Seven Wonders of Nature’ - thanks to enthusiastic on-line voters.

A male kakapo, one of a handful of New Zealand’s remaining native parrots, has been found on an island off the south of the South Island after 21 years on the missing list.

New Zealand’s iconic Milford Sound has moved up the rankings in a global search for the ‘Seven Wonders of Nature’ as on-line voters help to heat up competition.

Sir Edmund Hillary’s Everest conquering ice axe will go on display at the Auckland Museum tomorrow (10 January 2009) marking the first anniversary of his death.

A playful family group of orcas are the latest holidaymakers to stop off in the deep blue waters of Queen Charlotte Sound, at the tip of New Zealand’s South Island.

New Zealand has boosted its allocation of parkland with the government purchase of a high country station that borders some of the best known national parks.

British outdoor enthusiasts have voted with their feet, choosing New Zealand as their favourite walking destination.

Canadian country singer Shania Twain and New Zealand's Prime Minister sing to the same tune.