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Extra food supplies will be flown in to Franz Josef over the next few days to ensure the 900 tourists trapped there and local residents don't run out.

The town is cut off from the north and the south… Audio

The earliest most of the 970 tourists trapped in Franz Josef are getting out is Friday. Slips and wash outs south and north of the tourist town mean the only way in or out is by helicopter.

Meanwhile… Audio

Wild weather hammered the South Island and the bottom of the North Island over the weekend bringing flooding, slips and road closures.

The Timaru District remains in a state of emergency with road… Audio

Some of the 970 tourists trapped in Franz Josef are feeling lucky to be alive after escaping rising flood waters during the weekend storm. Slips and wash outs south and north of the tourist town mean… Audio

A recovery team could start exploring deep inside the entry tunnel to the Pike River mine by Christmas.

It comes after Worksafe signed off on the Pike River Recovery Agency's plan, as they work to… Audio

The country's newest Great Walk, the Paparoa Track, is expected to be be a much needed boon for the West Coast economy.

The $12 million track, designed for both trampers and mountain bikers, is… Audio

The mystery of the hundreds of dead rats on a West Coast beach remains unsolved.

Tests were done on a small sample of the 680 rodents found a week and a half ago, to see if they had been poisoned by… Video, Audio

The Earthquake Commission has offered a formal apology for its handling of quake claims in Canterbury.

The apology from its chair, Sir Michael Cullen, is included in its just released annual report.

It's hoped a new one stop shop to see when big infrastructure projects are due will help move the construction industry away from its boom or bust cycle.

Known as the 'Pipeline', the online tool has… Audio

Supporters of former Christchurch City Councillor Deon Swiggs have this afternoon filed court proceedings claiming the election result that ousted him was seriously compromised.

Mr Swiggs was accused… Video, Audio

Moving dairy cows indoors could be part of the answer to bringing down emissions on farms.

Farmers face having five years to come up with their own tool to price and pay for the carbon and methane… Audio

A Court of Appeal decision is being hailed by a marine ecologist as a potential new dawn for the marine environment.

The decision says under the Resource Management Act, regional councils can… Audio

A major part of a plan to restore Christchurch's red zone that has taken two years and $5 million to draw up is now being blasted as unachievable, unviable and undesirable.

The document has been… Audio

A former fisheries observer is casting doubt on the effectiveness of asking fishers to move on when they see critically endangered Maui dolphins.

The idea has been put to the government by two of the… Audio

With the disappointment of the All Blacks early exit from the Rugby World Cup starting to fade - well at least for some of us - thoughts are now turning to who might be the next All Blacks coach… Audio

A mosque shooting victim is worried his wife and four children may be forced to return to India because they haven't yet been granted residency.

Mohammad Sahadat was in New Zealand on a working visa… Video, Audio

The High Court in Christchurch was packed on Thursday morning where lengthy legal arguments were expected to be heard around why the Brenton Tarrant trial should be moved away from the city.

About 80… Video, Audio

A 13-year-old girl is accusing Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern of crushing her hopes and dreams with new gun laws that have forced her to hand back her prized semi-automatic rifle.

That has sparked… Video, Audio

A Christchurch Councillor has identified himself as the person at the centre of an investigation into misconduct allegations involving interactions with young people but Councillor Deon Swiggs has… Video, Audio