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Travel editors hail two NZ luxury hotels
Two South Island hotels are looking forward to big spin-offs after appearing on Conde Nast Traveler's 'Hot List'.
The Catlins: Rare species at home in the wild south
Jill Worrall continues her journey south through the Catlins, the remote coastal region that straddles Otago and Southland.
The Catlins: Discovering a forgotten nugget of NZ
Two decades ago it was mostly only Otago and Southland locals who knew about the Catlins, but the secret's now out, writes Jill Worrall.
Kingston: New life for old Flyer
Danielle Wright takes her train-mad son on the historic Kingston Flyer for a unique history lesson.
A nation divided: Inside the Urewera Four trial
Tame Iti and his colleagues weren't the only ones on trial for the past five weeks. The terrorism claims in the still-unresolved Urewera case have revealed deep divisions over Maori and Pakeha
The Catlins, South Island
This coastal area which straddles the Otago and Southland regions is home to penguins, sea lions, permanently wind-blown trees and an eye-opening petrified forest.
The Catlins: Coast of prehistoric beauty
Beneath the Catlins mist lurks a wilderness so ancient, it’s like taking a gigantic step back to the Jurassic period, writes Julia Shallcrass.
Terminally ill man gets life in jail for murder
A terminally ill Roxburgh man who shot his wife of 43 years because she was leaving him has been sentenced to life imprisonment.
Missing river rafters found safe and well
Two 22-year-olds who failed to report from a rafting trip on the Taieri River in Otago have been found safe and well.