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Tepiwa Riwai reached speeds of 212km/h while racing another driver on a state highway.

Stormy weather for much of central New Zealand and South Island.

'It gets to you after a while'

Timaru woman boxes in tourist driver after extremely dangerous overtaking.

The driver of a car has died after colliding with a truck.

Satellite images have indicated the rocky slope below Murchison Hut is unstable

A person has suffered burn injuries in a gas bottle explosion near Tekapo.

Tekapo has been cut off to traffic as snow and ice close a number of South Island roads.

Stephen John Hayden and Nigel Stuart Freeman were killed in the two-car collision.

Three people have been treated for minor injuries after a bus crash near Lake Tekapo.

The shocking footage was captured near Lake Tekapo in the South Island.

Worlds with the mass of Neptune are the most likely planet to form in the icy outer realms of planetary systems, scientists have found in a pioneering new study co-authored by Kiwi researchers.

A Lake Tekapo kayak hire boss charged over the deaths of two tourists in New Zealand on a "holiday of a lifetime" has pleaded guilty today.

The majesty of the skies above Tekapo is captivating, writes Sarah Daniell.

Sarah Lawrence checks into a lovely spot with mountain views.

Seven people were rescued by helicopter this morning after their four-wheel drives became stuck in an alpine river near Mount Cook.

The mercury is dropping but Sarah Lawrence's spirits are rising as she heads south.

Two car crashes on an icy South Island highway have left seven people injured this morning.

The guardians of one of New Zealand's most photographed churches say it is being overrun by tourists and they want visitors to chip in.

This crash involved a single vehicle that lost control and rolled several times on State Highway 8 in Tekapo at about 4:30pm.

The parents of the two overseas students who died when kayaking on Lake Tekapo are still waiting for their sons' bodies to return home.

One of the two men who died on Lake Tekapo should have already been home, but he loved his time downunder so much he stayed on for another term.

Rescuers yesterday revealed the lucky break that meant the toll from the Lake Tekapo kayaking tragedy was not worse.

The two young tourists who died after falling into Lake Tekapo yesterday have been named.

This spot is a favourite with Kiwis and visitors year-round, says Elisabeth Easther.

Bevan Hurley sees stars over millions of light years from one of only four dark-sky reserves on Earth, from Mt John Observatory, near Lake Tekapo.