Neil Silverwood
The Week in Detail: Aotea restoration, KiwiRail off the track, and workplace dangers
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
Abbey Caves and NZ's tragic outdoor education history
The death of a student at Abbey Caves has brought back memories of another outdoor education tragedy - the Mangatepopo canyoning disaster. Audio
Has a government 'no new mines pledge' driven a gold rush?
In 2017 the government announced there would be no new mines on conservation land. Three years later, the discussion document is still being prepared, with the move parked for now. Audio, Gallery
New Zealand Geographic Photographer of the Year
Neil Silverwood has just been named New Zealand Geographic Photographer of the Year for a portfolio of images shot deep underground. Audio
Caves: Exploring New Zealand's Subterranean Wilderness
Graphic designer Marcus Thomas and photographer Neil Silverwood have just published a book, Caves: Exploring New Zealand's Subterranean Wilderness, which takes readers on a journey into New Zealand's… Audio
Worries DoC tourism plan will turn cave system into theme park
A plan to attract more tourists to the north of the West Coast and help the economy by developing a 35 million year old cave system in the Kahurangi National Park is not being welcomed by everyone… Audio
Armageddon
Caver Neil Silverwood is a man with a dream. He wants to find the missing connection between the West Coast's Fox River caves and a nearby system ominously-named Armageddon. If he can make it happen… Audio
Linking caving systems
Neil Silverwood is part of a group of cavers who are tantalisingly close to linking two cave systems in Mt Arthur, creating what could be New Zealand's deepest cave. Audio