In spite of the inevitable hills, I declined the offer of an electric bike on the Kaikōura and Molesworth hills because I have my own internal combustion engine, writes Elisabeth Easther.
We're pretty good at filming American cowboy and western stories in the South Island but New Zealand has plenty of wild west and ghost-town tales of its own, writes Ewan McDonald.
North Canterbury’s Gore Bay Tourist Drive is a classic Kiwi detour, leading you along storied coastal nooks to geological wizardry and a sky-high place to stay above the clouds, writes Mike Yardley.
Christchurch Airport has started building a new automatic weather station to help it determine whether the controversial planned international airport at Tarras will fly.
In the early hours of Saturday morning, while most of Christchurch was sleeping, 270 sightseers were cruising over the Antarctic circle in search of the 'Southern Lights'.
A 77-year-old Christchurch woman who was stuck in Australia due to the border restrictions says not only was her pension stopped but she also received a demand to repay more than $11,000.
The shift from MIQ to home isolation for vaccinated Kiwis travelling from Australia has kicked in - a big boost for Christchurch Airport which is expecting three times the number of flights.
Two flights between Nelson and Auckland have been added to the ever-growing list of locations of interest connected to at least one person with Omicron.
Air New Zealand has cancelled about 120 flights after the government announced there would be a delay to the phased reopening of international borders.
Four generations of the Edwards family - including baby Leo who was born under lockdown - were reunited for the first time in months at Christchurch Airport yesterday.