Latest from Twizel

The search will continue today for a 66-year-old Canterbury man missing at Lake Benmore.

A family of 17 are trapped overnight because of an avalanche.

Police divers have found the body of David Allan Fountain in a canal near Twizel.

The car of a missing 42-year-old man has been found in a canal in the Canterbury region.

A helicopter has been sent to the scene in the Ohau Ski Field.

Nobody appears to have been injured in a one-car crash near Twizel this afternoon.

A weather balloon with cameras attached has captured a stunning view of Central Otago from the sky.

Author Sean Colenso's decision to use an online company to self-publish his first book "turned a dream into a nightmare" and left him $11,000 out of pocket.

A Twizel woman who lost control of a vehicle leading to the death of her husband and injuries to her daughter has been discharged without conviction.

Two people are dead and five others have been injured in a two-car smash near Twizel in the South Island tonight.

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

A Twizel chef who died after crashing her car into a tree may have been distracted while eating pizza, the coroner says.

Out-of-control athletes and supporters forced a bar to close and police to shut down a party of 200 after the NZ Rowing Championships in Twizel at the weekend.

Enthusiasm tinged with a note of caution greeted the announcement yesterday of the "Mackenzie Agreement", aimed at bringing opponents together over future development of the high country region.

John Parker gets a preview of a cycle trail that promises to be one of our finest.

Police investigating a fatal crash are trying to figure out why a car went out of control on a straight stretch of road.

Trail bikes are 10 a penny. But what you need for the Yamaha-sponsored three-day South Island Safari is a dual-purpose bike; a road-registered off-roader with indicators and a headlight.

Jacqui Madelin spots sheep and scores great views on a bike adventure in steep MacKenzie Country.