West Coast

A large fire in Arthur's Pass has tripled in size overnight and it's now burning over three to four hundred hectares. Audio

Firefighters expect they will spend all day trying to bring a fire near Arthur's Pass under control. Audio

Department of Conservation fire technical support officer Craig Alexander. Audio

A fire has closed the highway over Arthur's Pass with hot wind fanning the flames which stretch along the roadside. Audio

Scientists surveying the Fox Glacier have found the valley floor has risen by more than a metre in the past two years. Audio

Sounds Air is buying two planes in a long-term deal to fill the gap left by Air New Zealand pulling out of Westport. Audio

A new partnership is stepping in to the gap left by Air New Zealand pulling out of Westport. Audio

A miner who went missing five years ago leaving behind some gold nuggets has been declared dead. Audio

Could the tiny township of Whataroa become the new Hanmer Springs? Audio

GNS Science seismologist Dr Rupert Sutherland is at the drill site in Whataroa near Franz Josef. Audio

A campaign is under way on the West Coast to crack down on poaching and illegal hunting on the province's remote farms. Audio

We're going way down south to the Franz Josef Glacier, where Dale Burrows works as a professional glacier guide. Audio

The Alps2Ocean cycleway is still only half-built, but already it is breathing new life into central South Island towns. Audio

South Islanders have been woken by a series of earthquakes - the strongest measuring magnitude 6.4 north of Methven. Audio

Scientists say it could take hundreds of years to reverse damage to the Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers brought on by climate change. Audio

There have been a series of earthquakes this morning near Arthur's Pass. Audio

The search for three climbers missing on Aoraki-Mt Cook has been suspended. Audio

The search for three climbers missing on Aoraki Mount Cook since Monday, has switched from a rescue effort to body recovery. Audio

River levels have dropped on the West Coast exposing the car that crashed through the guard rail of a bridge near Hari Hari. Audio

Up to four people are feared dead after their car smashed off a bridge and into Wanganui River in Westland. Audio