For at least 500 years, Māori lived along the coast northwest of Nelson, gathering food from the sea, estuaries and...

The legend of how the Whanganui River came to be is truly befitting of such a magical place.

Rakiura is New Zealand's most recently formed national park and exudes all the charm of a world on its own.

Seen from above, the Egmont National Park on the western coast of the North Island forms almost a perfect circle,...

Mount Aspiring – known to Māori as Tititea, ‘steep peak of sparkling white’ – is one of New Zealand’s highest...

Fiordland National Park is home to what many consider New Zealand’s most stunning natural attraction – the breathtaking Milford Sound.

Arthur’s Pass National Park lies in the heart of the Southern Alps Ka Tiritiri o te Moana.

The Whanganui Journey is one of DOC's Great Walks, but it is less of a walk and more of a paddle.

The Lake Waikaremoana Track, in the remote Te Urewera region southeast of Rotorua, traces the shoreline of this spectacular lake,...

The Routeburn Track is the ultimate alpine adventure, taking walkers through ice-carved valleys and below the majestic peaks of the...