Newcastle's Craig Clarke celebrated his 60th birthday by attempting the 60km double crossing of New Zealand's Cook Strait. Photo shows New Year's Weather: Dark grey storm clouds over a green ...

Holiday makers have been left adrift after six passenger ferry crossings were cancelled today due to strong winds and large swells in the Cook Strait. Interislander cancelled two morning sailings ...

A tunnel or bridge crossing the approximately 25-30 ... rugged and hazard-prone terrain are logistically fraught, analysts said. A Cook Strait tunnel would dramatically reduce the three- to ...