Five people were rescued off Mt Taranaki in just 24 hours including a person who plummeted 250m down the mountain and another with hypothermia. The rescues have prompted warnings from rescue teams to ...

He maybe slid about 150m down the mountain which is quite a reasonable distance and - as a result - his legs just got ...

Vulnerable striped skinks encountered at the Mt Messenger Bypass construction site in Taranaki now have a new home Rotokare ...

Taranaki Rescue Helicopter assisted the Taranaki Alpine Cliff Rescue team in reaching the trio. One person had hypothermia ...

Police are reminding anyone planning an adventure outdoors to plan for the worst, after a busy weekend rescuing five people on Mount Taranaki.The ...

We asked our readers to send in their best pictures on the theme of "arches". Here is a selection of the photographs we ...

Mount Taranaki has a reputation as one of the deadliest mountains in New Zealand A climber in New Zealand "miraculously" survived a fall of 600m (1,968ft) with only minor injuries after tumbling ...

Calmer weather is forecast for much of the country after weather warnings were issued on Wednesday, with MetService lifting ...

“The sunsets, straight out in front, are amazing,” Hannah added. “And you can see Mt Ruapehu, Mt Taranaki, D’Urville Island.” The retreat opened in April and has had solid bookings, with most weekends ...

A man working nearby said he thought the council was putting in "a kayak lane" and lamented the impact on local businesses.

The previous evening in the Refuge de Tête Rousse, the first overnight stop on the usual route up Mont Blanc, there had been an army of Gore-Tex-clad men, recounting summit stories while ...

Five people were rescued off Mt Taranaki in just 24 hours including a person who plummeted 250m down the mountain and another with hypothermia. The rescues have prompted warnings from rescue teams ...