Paul Rush finds endangered native birds flying free with a little help from their friends.

Photos from a unique forest sanctuary, where native birds are being reintroduced without being barricaded behind predator-proof fences.

The bitterly cold southerly which hit New Zealand this week is retreating, but widespread frosts are taking its place.

Paul Rush takes a sea change along the shipwreck coast of southern Wairarapa.

Two lower North Island schools burned overnight, amid fears a copycat arsonist is on the loose.

Timaru's Chris West and co-driver Erin Kyle hold a 30-second lead after eight special stages in Rally Wairarapa today.