After heavy rainfall over Easter weekend, a bridge on the Hooker Valley Track, one of New Zealand’s most popular tourist destinations, has been closed by the Department of Conservation.

Herald visual journalist George Heard joined the highly-trained crack group on a hair-raising training mission on Aoraki/Mt Cook ... the October to February peak visitor season.

Drones are joining the search for three climbers who have been missing at Aoraki Mt Cook since Monday. Bad weather has prevented the search for most of the week, but it was able to resume on ...

A search and rescue mission is underway after three climbers attempting Aoraki Mt Cook were reported overdue. The trio were due to complete their climb at 8.30am Monday but did not meet their ...