Two sections of State Highway in the South Island’s Mackenzie Country that were closed overnight because of snow and ice have now reopened. State Highway 8 between Twizel and Fairlie, and State ...

Two sections of state highway in the Mackenzie Country that were closed overnight because of risk from snow and ice, have now ...

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

Other South Island highways that had been closed by snow this morning are now open, but motorists are encouraged to avoid travel if they can while the risk from snow and ice remains. State Highway 8 ...

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 ...

New Zealand has been consuming more electricity ... a series of eight stations along one river in the central South Island. Lake Pukaki, fed by mountains, is part of the Waitaki hydro scheme ...

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 ...