Fiordland
Celebrating 70 years since takahē rediscovery
The Department of Conservation and special guests celebrate the dramatic rediscovery of the takahē in Fiordland, 70 years ago. Video, Audio
Fiordland penguins' 7000km feeding marathon tracked
We've had March of the Penguins, now there's swim of the penguins. New research reveals Fiordland penguins travel up to 7000 kilometres in eight weeks to find food before their moulting season begins… Audio
Fiordland penguins' 7000km feeding marathon tracked
Tawaki - or Fiordland crested penguins - can cover up to 7000 kilometres in eight weeks while they fatten up for moulting season, new research has uncovered.
NZs most remote place
New Zealand's remotest location doesn't have a name. It's in the Fiordland National Park. It's 30km from the nearest DOC hut, south of Doubtful Sound, and at the south end of a bay which the Coal… Audio, Gallery
Turnaround in takahē's fortunes
An expedition into Fiordland reveals that takahē numbers are on the rise, and there will soon be a new takahē population in Northwest Nelson. Audio
Our Changing World for 15 March 2018
The good news is that takahē numbers are on the rise, while a marine heatwave has been bad news for South Island glaciers. Audio
Elusive kākāpō Sirocco tracked down again
Sirocco the kākāpō has been found after a two-year disappearance. Video
Tawaki - the mysterious forest penguin
Scientists are discovering that tawaki, or Fiordland crested penguins, living in MIlford Sound are thriving - and breaking all the penguin rules. Audio
Unearthing and cataloguing buried treasure
Artist Alex Monteith is behind a push to catalogue hundreds of boxes of material excavated from Fiordland back in the late 1960s and early 70s.The material, mainly from maori sites, has been stored at… Audio
Police name deceased climbers
An alpine climbing group says it is devastated two of its members have been found dead, after they fell from a cliff face in Fiordland.
Fiordland climbers found in 'unforgiving terrain'
A helicopter pilot who helped find the bodies of two climbers who fell to their death in Fiordland says they were attempting a very challenging climb.
Helicopter accidentally dropped 1080 on takeoff, new documents
A helicopter company contracted to drop 1080 in Fiordland accidentally dropped the toxin on takeoff because it left a bucket open, new documents reveal. Video, Audio
Takahē - back from the brink
Joan Watson was there when takahē were rediscoverd in 1948, and DOC ranger Glen Greaves says the population of the giant flightless bird has just reached 300. Video, Audio
DOC put under pressure by industry for more glacier landings
The tourism and aviation industries have put the Department of Conservation under intense pressure to get an eight-fold increase in the number of helicopters allowed to land on a Fiordland glacier… Audio
Major milestone for little spotted kiwi
The little spotted kiwi has started breeding in Fiordland's Dusky Sound after being wiped out from the area over a century ago.
Body found off Kepler Track in search for missing Canadians
The police looking for two missing Canadian trampers in Fiordland National Park have found the body of one man. Louis-Vincent Lessard and Etienne Lemieux, both aged 23, haven't been seen since… Audio
Simon's A to Z: Deep Cove, Doubtful Sound
Today our New Zealand A to Z takes us to Deep Cove - one of the most remote parts of Doubtful Sound. Audio
Rejection of Fiordland monorail ends decade of debate
The Conservation Minister, Nick Smith's, decision to reject plans for a 2-hundred and 40-million dollar monorail through conservation land in Fiordland, draws the curtain on 10 years and three massive… Audio
Your place - Te Anau
It's a modern village, sitting beside our second largest lake, a body of water of 344 square kilometers and 417 metres deep in places. Surrounded by imposing mountains, this town straddles the border… Audio
Off the Beaten Track with Kennedy Warne
Kennedy Warne explores the Milford monorail proposal. Audio