Police say a hunter missing overnight on Stewart Island has been found and reunited with his hunting party. Search and rescue teams from Southland and Rakiura/Stewart Island, as well as dog teams from ...

An hourlong ferry ride from the South Island's southernmost town of Bluff, or a 20-minute flight from nearby Invercargill, the lesser-trodden paths of Stewart Island/Rakiura are popular for bird ...

Stewart Island is known for deserted, sandy beaches, rugged native forest, and its population of kiwis. (The flightless birds are easy to spot here, often on the beaches.) The Heaphy is another ...

With the addition of Maukahuka (Auckland) Island, Rakiura (Stewart) Island and Chatham Island, the Island-Ocean Connection Challenge (IOCC) will have 20 ongoing projects aimed at restoring and ...