Milford Sound
The Detail's Long Read: On Fiordland
A Fiordland double feature with writing by Heidi Bendikson and Vaneesa Bellew: the dangers facing the crown jewel of Aotearoa's national parks. Audio
The Detail's Long Read: On Fiordland
A Fiordland double feature with writing by Heidi Bendikson and Vaneesa Bellew: the dangers facing the crown jewel of Aotearoa's national parks.
AudioTourism leader says industry must become sustainable
The Minister of Tourism, Stuart Nash, has announced a 200-million dollar support plan for the Covid-impacted tourism sector at the annual tourism industry conference in Otautahi Christchurch today. Audio
'Weather bomb' update with Philip Duncan
A significant severe weather event is expected to affect much of the country over the weekend. WeatherWatch.co.nz head weather analyst Philip Duncan delivers the latest. Audio
Tourist bus convoy heads back into Milford Sound
Dozens of tourist buses were allowed to travel the Milford Road today for the first time since a storm closed the road at the start of Feburary.
The popular tourist area was hit by heavy rain and… Audio
Efforts to rescue trapped trampers ramp up
A break in the weather is allowing rescuers to attempt to evacuate 31 trampers stuck in a hut on the Routeburn Track this morning. Audio
Stranded on the Milford Track
Fiordland remains under a state of Emergency tonight, with hundreds of tourists and workers trapped at Milford Sound and Hollyford after torrential rain caused slips, rockfalls and washouts on the… Audio
Milford Sound 'bursting at the seams'
A new group has been set up to manage the popularity of Milford Sound, with more than one million people set to visit the country's most popular tourist destination next year.
Our Changing World for 7 December 2017
Penguin researchers head to Fiordland's forests to study the mysterious tawaki or Fiordland crested penguin. Audio
Milford Sound's only road back in focus after horror crash
Two people died in their rental car on State Highway 94 near Milford Sound on Tuesday after it collided with a bus and burst into flames. Ian Telfer investigates if enough work on the road has been… Audio
No survivors from car that collided with bus - police
There were no survivors from the car which collided with a bus and burst into flames on the Te Anau-Milford highway yesterday, police have confirmed.
Car and bus caught fire after crash
Police are unsure whether everyone in the car in the crash near Te Anau has been able to escape safely.
54 years on, hunt for missing plane continues
Nearly 54 years after a plane went missing between Christchurch and Milford Sound, two groups are still searching for it on either side of the South Island. Audio
