One of my favourite Kiwi road trips can be mistaken as an unsung feeder route in South Westland, stitching the West Coast’s Glacier Country to the glittery allure of Wanaka and Queenstown. Rushing is ...

Applications for the Westland Tai Poutini National Park aircraft landings allocation process have opened and will close 5 pm Friday 24 April 2026.The ...

Feral deer in South Westland are devouring native forest, farm pasture and profits - but the Department of Conservation has neither the budget nor a plan to do anything about it. The West Coast Tai ...

The highway to Haast in South Westland is closed from Franz Josef due to two slips covering the road with the recent intense heavy rain. One of the slips will be cleared by midday closer to Haast with ...

Heading south from Hokitika on the forest and fern-fringed State Highway 6, South Westland’s natural splendour seems to grow in awe-inspiring intensity the further south you go. There’s a fairytale ...

The likes of helicopters and, latterly, even drones, have replaced horses for mustering on many properties in New Zealand's back country. But in remote South Westland, traditions remain alive and well ...