Tour guide Stu Barclay says planes and helicopters dropping water on the flames looked like "midges on an elephant".

A foodie haven serving flat whites in a rustic railway station flanked by Mt Ruapehu hopes it is part of a pick-up for an ...

LISA Malek learns to ski in Mt Hotham while indulging in some fine cuisine and pampering at a spa in the resort. The evening meal was taken at Graze restaurant in the nearby town of Dinner Plain, ...

Even as Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe was getting hit with blizzard-like conditions on Wednesday, the resort won't open this Saturday, Nov. 8, as it had hoped just a few weeks ago. The storm system that hit the ...

Ruapehu District Council is celebrating the Government’s announcement of a $10.8 million investment to complete the Te Ara Mangawhero trail and Te Hangāruru trail to the Last Spike, connecting them ...

Feel the rhythm of the mountain as we take you through a complete Mt. Spokane ski run from top to bottom. Smooth turns, crisp snow, and panoramic forest views — this is what skiing in Eastern ...

Two destination-making cycle trails will deliver more visitors to the Ruapehu region and boost the Central North Island economy. “I’m thrilled to announce the Government will fund the completion of ...

THE "moderately large avalanche" on Tuesday night caused ground vibration and the temperature of the lake dropped rapidly to 8C from 15C, GeoNet says.

American ski mountaineer Jim Morrison made history earlier this month when he became the first person to drop into a harrowing ski descent of the Hornbein Couloir, an infamously steep, narrow chute on ...