Routeburn Track
I'm Listening To This: Meg Mason
Foxton-born author Meg Mason would be forgiven for feeling like the last 12 or so months have passed in a blur. Although it was her second novel (and third book overall), the release of Sorrow and… Audio
Efforts to rescue trapped trampers ramp up
A break in the weather is allowing rescuers to attempt to evacuate 31 trampers stuck in a hut on the Routeburn Track this morning. Audio
Experiences will make you happier than material things
Cornell professor Tom Gilovich has done four studies over the years looking at what brings us happiness - experiences or things? He came to the common conclusion that happiness is ultimately derived… Audio
Trapped Tramper Speaks Out About Ordeal
Pavlina Pizova, the Czech tramper who survived a month in a Routeburn Track hut after her travelling companion died, is spoke at a press conference today. RNZ's Otago Regional Reporter, Ian Telfer… Audio
Prague reacts to missing climber found
With the BBC's Prague correspondent Rob Cameron. Audio
Czech survives freezing conditions alone after tramp goes wrong
Police will try today to recover the body of a Czech tramper from the Routeburn Track. We talk to RNZ's Alison Ballance, who knows the area well. Audio
Search and rescue to recover Czech man's body today
A police search and rescue team will try again this morning to bring out the body of a Czech man who fell to his death from the Routeburn Track in Fiordland a month ago. Audio
Routeburn Track death: Surviving tramper 'has done the right thing'
A Czech woman who stayed at a DOC hut for weeks after her companion's death on the Routeburn Track made the right decision, police say. Video, Audio
Woman survives a month on remote track after companion dies
Department of Conservation's Wakatipu operations manager Geoff Owen has praised the actions of a woman stuck on the Routeburn Track for almost a month. RNZ reporter Ian Telfer joins us from… Video, Audio
Routeburn rescue perplexing for an area not too remote
The area where a woman became lost on the Routeburn track is popular with tourists and it's surprising she didn't come across anyone else the month she was there, a guide says. Video, Audio
Overcrowding fears for Milford and Routeburn
Bookings on the South Island's famous tramping tracks are running at an all-time high, raising concerns about overcrowding and potential damage to New Zealand's reputation. Audio
DoC apologises for increasing walkers on the Routeburn Track
The Department of Conservation has apologised for letting a private company take more walkers on the Routeburn Track. Audio
DOC slammed over Routeburn Track concession.
The Department of Conservation has been denounced for ignoring it's own rules and allowing a guided walk company to take more people on the Routeburn Track. Audio
DOC slammed for allowing more walkers on Routeburn
The Department of Conservation has been slammed for ignoring it's own rules and allowing a guided walk company to take more people on the Routeburn Track. Audio