Ancient ice rivers march onward
Jim Eagles discovers quaint towns and glacier movements on the West Coast.
Jim Eagles discovers quaint towns and glacier movements on the West Coast.
David Brown discovers how the endangered mountain gorillas are changing life in Rwanda.
A village which hosts tourists on its own terms fascinates Winston Aldworth.
A 5m-long great white shark approaches a cage of divers off the Coast of Mexico. See the photo gallery to find out what happened next.
We're travelling to a family wedding in San Francisco next April with our two children (aged 1 and 3).
Sighting a celebrity out of his natural habitat helps Michael Brown boost his safari tally.
Half the fun on a safari is the feeling that anything could happen, writes Stuart Dye.
Ian D. Robinson treks through the wilderness at the edge of one of the world's danger zones.
Diana Clement is blown away by the views, birdlife and forests of Northland's Bream Head.
Santiago is what Auckland should be, writes Jim Eagles.
From skydiving to base-jumping, Felix Baumgartner's endeavours have thrilled onlookers and frequently enraged the authorities.
Helen van Berkel tackles the Pinnacles walk and discovers astounding scenery - when she works up the courage to open her eyes.
In a few weeks five Kiwi friends will set off on a charity motorbike tour through some of the world's most dangerous countries. What on earth are they thinking?
Explorer Abel Tasman missed out on a wonderful park, writes Jim Eagles.
Sue Baxalle's family try out a 4-berth campervan for size.
Tuatapere has created a unique walking track with a difference, says Andrew Stone.
The father of an English tourist killed in a river-boarding accident has started a group to push to license New Zealand adventure tourism operators.
Great Barrier Island is emphasising its wealth of natural features and paucity of cars in an application to become part of the New Zealand Cycleway.
Incidents of tourists hiking in rugged terrain in Jandals and running out of food while out camping have led to the development of a NZ outdoors code.
The Tongariro Crossing seems to agree with energetic children a lot more than weary adults, finds Helen van Berkel.
Tourists are risking their lives to get close to the spectacular Filipino volcano of Mayon.
Herald reporter James Ihaka ventures into the depths of the Waitomo Caves.
Herald reporter Beck Vass explores Tongariro National Park, a World Heritage site.
Bizarre things go through your head when you are ascending to 4500 metres and about to jump out of a small plane over Lake Taupo with an American strapped to your back.
Thrill-seeking great-great-grandmother Violet Maskell celebrated her 90th birthday earlier this month by jumping out of a plane.