Kurt Bayer is NZ Herald South Island Head of News based in Christchurch. He is a senior journalist who joined the Herald in 2011.

At the risk of sounding like a broken record, here’s some figures to establish the picturesque nature of the South Island. For context, I had included around 20 photos in my article covering the 2025 ...

The man - known as Vladimir - was tramping/possum trapping in the Cedar Flat area east of Hokitika a few weeks ago. Much of the South Island is set to plunge below 0C tonight and tomorrow.

The view from the sundeck of a penthouse unit at Palazzo Della Luna on Fisher Island. Jock Fistick / South Florida Business Journal Preview this article 1 min The couple is expecting a third child.

Otago’s sky turned pink, yellow and green delighting Aurora hunters who have shared photos of the Southern Lights over the South Island. Argentinian visitor to NZ, Pablo Gabriel Saravia ...

Kurt Bayer is NZ Herald South Island Head of News based in Christchurch. He is a senior journalist who joined the Herald in 2011.

We spent weekdays in Cromwell, New Zealand, and every weekend in Wanaka, skiing in winter, and biking, climbing, tramping, and kayaking the other ... lengthy hikes and ski tours over the mankiest of ...

It first achieved predator-free status in 1997 and has become a sanctuary for many native species, including Stewart Island brown kiwi/tokoeka, kākā, kākāriki, yellowhead/mohua, and South Island ...

For members of the principal marae in the region, Arowhenua, Aoraki plays an important role in the creation of the South Island. “Essentially that means that Aoraki is our ancestor,” says Toni ...

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“You get better photos ... island’s 30-plus wineries and cellar doors. Some, such as Mudbrick, even serve up a view of the distant Auckland skyline. See mudbrick.co.nz Swap Can’t make it to ...

Each time there were plans and artist’s depictions, resource consents, and men in suits with their photos in the paper ... Irish Catholic from the South Island, he looks like 10 of my uncles ...