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Electric ferry on way for Lake Manapōuri: A first for New Zealand is to appear on the fringe of Fiordland. Meridian Energy is set to bring the world’s first ...
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Electric ferry on way for Lake Manapōuri
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The stuff of life: What roles do our ocean ecosystems play in capturing carbon? Kate Evans speaks to iwi Māori working to improve the health of an estuary in the ...
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The stuff of life
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Kiwi numbers on rise due to actions: Kiwi numbers are increasing in a remote part of Fiordland for the first time in the history of their conservation ...
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Kiwi numbers on rise due to actions
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Downpour sparks fears of homes swept away: A downpour in Southland and Fiordland has put a small Southland hamlet’s homes at risk of being swept away by torrents ...
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Downpour sparks fears of homes swept away
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Fiordland and Wānaka top Insta spots: Beauty spots in Wānaka and Fiordland are among the most popular attractions in a new ranking of New Zealand's most ...
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Fiordland and Wānaka top Insta spots
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Doubtful Sound cruise ship grounding prompts council discussion: RealNZ-operated Fiordland Navigator ran aground with 67 crew and passengers who were forced to ...
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Doubtful Sound cruise ship grounding prompts council discussion
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Heavy rain for Southland, Westland: Heavy rain  is set to hit Fiordland and Westland, while a strong wind watch is in place for Southland from late tonight ...
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Heavy rain for Southland, Westland
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Waitangi Day weather: Temperatures to reach well into 30s: Much of the North Island will be warm and dry, with parts of Canterbury expected to see highs of 34.
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Waitangi Day weather: Temperatures to reach well into 30s
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Girl who died after fall into Fiordland creek named: Police have released the name of the 10-year-old girl who died after falling into a Fiordland creek last ...
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Girl who died after fall into Fiordland creek named
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RealNZ cruise ship which ran aground in Fiordland to resume trips: The Fiordland Navigator ran aground near Crooked Arm in Doubtful Sound last Wednesday.
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RealNZ cruise ship which ran aground in Fiordland to resume trips
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Raffle tops up special fund: A Wakatipu High School Foundation raffle’s raised almost $20,000 for a fund assisting students from financially-disadvantaged ...
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Raffle tops up special fund
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May day call made after tourist cruise ship runs aground in Fiordland: Almost 70 people were onboard when the Fiordland Navigator ran aground in Doubtful Sound.
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May day call made after tourist cruise ship runs aground in Fiordland
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Bus travel would solve Milford route’s ‘problems’: A Fiordland tourist operator believes shifting more Milford Sound day trippers from cars on to buses would fix ...
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Bus travel would solve Milford route’s ‘problems’
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Rare penguin released off West Coast after rehab: A lucky female tawaki/Fiordland crested penguin has been returned to the wild off the West Coast this week ...
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Rare penguin released off West Coast after rehab
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Warnings of wild weather in parts of South: MetService has issued a raft of severe weather advisories for parts of the South Island, including Otago and ...
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Warnings of wild weather in parts of South
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Serious motorbike crash closes State Highway 94, Milford Sound: Police are at the scene of a serious crash that has closed State Highway 94 just south of the ...
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Serious motorbike crash closes State Highway 94, Milford Sound
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Rain on way before sunny weekend in South: Rain may be on the horizon for many holidaymakers over the coming days, but there's a sunny weekend in store for ...
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Rain on way before sunny weekend in South
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Wet weather on way for weekend: Those enjoying the sunny start to 2024 should make the most of the rays while they can, as rain is expected for the weekend ...
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Wet weather on way for weekend
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Going off the grid just the break we all need - Steven Joyce: OPINION I’m one of those people who races to get everything done before Christmas ...
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Going off the grid just the break we all need - Steven Joyce
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Wild weather for South over weekend: Severe weather is on the way for parts of the South over the weekend. MetService has issued a raft of warnings ...
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Wild weather for South over weekend
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Winds, heavy rain to hammer South Island: Strong wind watches are in place for much of the South, while further west "unusually large" rainfall is ...
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Winds, heavy rain to hammer South Island
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Warmth expected for this weekend: It might be just about time to give the barbecue a spruce up — much of the South is in for some warm weather this weekend ...
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Warmth expected for this weekend
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Toxic algae warning for Fiordland river: Water users are urged to be vigilant following the discovery of potentially toxic algae in Fiordland's Waiau River ...
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Toxic algae warning for Fiordland river
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Searchers find body of man missing in Southland river: Searchers have found the body of a 20-year-old Riverton man swept away in a Southland river this afternoon ...
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Searchers find body of man missing in Southland river
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Heat on but cooler weekend on way for South: The heat is on in parts of the South today, but temperatures look set to take a dive for the weekend ...
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Heat on but cooler weekend on way for South
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Critter of the Week Fiordland skink: This week's critter is the endangered Fiordland skink, Oligosoma acrinasum - a sleek, dark-coloured skink that lives on the ...
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Critter of the Week Fiordland skink
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Diving to remove 'gorse of the sea' in Fiordland: Courteney Beven is a scientific diver and chef who in recent years has become an "underwater ...
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Diving to remove 'gorse of the sea' in Fiordland
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Snowy start to week for some in South: Despite a warm start to spring, winter’s tentacles are still clinging to the southern regions and are expected to bring a ...
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Snowy start to week for some in South
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New take on school LOTR production: A Southland primary school has transformed Fiordland into Middle Earth to film their own version of The Lord of the Rings ...
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New take on school LOTR production
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Fiordland island could be used as endangered bird haven: Conservationists have set their sights on a new home for New Zealand's rarest parakeet species ...
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Fiordland island could be used as endangered bird haven
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Landslide closes popular southern school camp: A remote Fiordland camp popular with southern schools has been closed for safety reasons after heavy rain ...
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Landslide closes popular southern school camp
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Snow way through on Milford Road: While spring is drawing nearer, workers on Fiordland's Milford Road are continuing to deal with full-on winter conditions ...
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Snow way through on Milford Road
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The kākāpō, a unique parrot, has long suffered from settlers and predators in New Zealand. Now the populations are recovering - thanks to shelters and ... Show more
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Snow, strong wind for parts of South: Much of the southern regions, including Dunedin’s hill suburbs, are in for some more snow and Southland's Milford Road ...
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Snow, strong wind for parts of South
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How RNZ's Morning Report solved the mystery of the grey-backed storm petrel: There have long been rumours of a breeding colony of grey-backed storm petrels in ...
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How RNZ's Morning Report solved the mystery of the grey-backed storm ...
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Rubbish work if you can get it on Rakiura / Stewart Island: Sixteen lucky volunteers will be combing the most southerly beaches in the country next month for ...
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Rubbish work if you can get it on Rakiura / Stewart Island
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Severe gales, heavy rain for South: Southern residents are being urged to batten down the hatches later today. A MetService spokesman said strong westerly winds ...
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Severe gales, heavy rain for South
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Diver flown to hospital with suspected decompression sickness: A diver has been flown to Southland Hospital after getting into trouble in remote Looking Glass ...
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Diver flown to hospital with suspected decompression sickness
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New Zealand travel: The best things to see and do in Fiordland: Better yet, it's in New Zealand.
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New Zealand travel: The best things to see and do in Fiordland
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Heavy rain, thunderstorms for parts of South: Southerners are being urged to keep an eye on the skies over the next two days. Warm transition into winter ...
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Heavy rain, thunderstorms for parts of South
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Weather: South Island braces for hundreds of millimetres in rainfall: Both Westland and Fiordland have been issued heavy rain warnings over the coming day.
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Weather: South Island braces for hundreds of millimetres in rainfall
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Full impact of marine heatwaves not yet understood: Spiking sea surface temperatures around NZ might have started to fall back closer to normal ...
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Full impact of marine heatwaves not yet understood
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Heavy rain warning for parts of South Island, severe gales for Fiordland: A heavy rain warning is in place for western and northern parts of the South Island and ...
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Heavy rain warning for parts of South Island, severe gales for Fiordland
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Warming waters could be cause of Fiordland's disappearing marine sponges: Scientists from Victoria University of Wellington say warming waters in Fiordland could ...
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Warming waters could be cause of Fiordland's disappearing marine sponges
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More, bigger fish in Fiordland... or is it just a fishy tale?: Fishing in Fiordland has never been better — or maybe it has just never been busier ...
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More, bigger fish in Fiordland... or is it just a fishy tale?
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The extraordinary mission to bring a young tramper's body home: A young tramper vanished in Fiordland without a trace - but an extraordinary search ...
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The extraordinary mission to bring a young tramper's body home
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‘Disturbing’ marine heatwave developing: Sea surface temperatures may reach 6degC higher than normal as an "extreme" marine heatwave develops for the ...
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‘Disturbing’ marine heatwave developing
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Southern heatwave may harm marine life: A marine heatwave is set to spice up southern holidays, but the "severe" sea surface temperatures might prove ...
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Southern heatwave may harm marine life
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Marine heatwave: Fiordland set to reach record sea temperature: MetService says the waters around Fiordland may reach the highest temperature ever recorded.
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Marine heatwave: Fiordland set to reach record sea temperature
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Tourism operators frustrated cruise ships failing to meet biofouling standards: Tourism operators are annoyed to see cruise ships failing to meet the standard of ...
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Tourism operators frustrated cruise ships failing to meet biofouling ...
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Sneaky snails cause cruise ship to bypass Milford, Dunedin: Stowaway snails discovered on a cruise ship have scuppered the plans of about 2000 visitors heading ...
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Sneaky snails cause cruise ship to bypass Milford, Dunedin
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Sea temperatures rising rapidly as marine heatwave hits lower South Island: A severe marine heatwave is affecting areas including Fiordland, around Stewart ...
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Sea temperatures rising rapidly as marine heatwave hits lower South Island
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Severe thunderstorm warning for South: MetService is warning of severe thunderstorms in Central Otago, Southern Lakes, Dunedin, Clutha ...
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Severe thunderstorm warning for South
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Make it rein(deer): Auckland’s Santa Parade hit by heavy rain: The finer weather is not here to stay - heavy rain could hit some places today.
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Make it rein(deer): Auckland’s Santa Parade hit by heavy rain
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Shock over Te Anau dairy development decision: A knight who has spent decades battling to protect Fiordland’s environment is appalled a dairy development has ...
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Shock over Te Anau dairy development decision
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Hut renovated in time for influx: Boundary Hut has had a makeover and will be ready and waiting for an influx of visitors this summer ...
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Hut renovated in time for influx
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Wapiti is a red deer that was imported to NZ from North America in the early 1900s for hunting (the first herd was a gift from President Roosevelt) ... Show more

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Farmer fined over invasive seaweed: An Athol farmer has been fined $5400 after the pest seaweed undaria was found on his boat in Fiordland’s Doubtful Sound ...
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Farmer fined over invasive seaweed
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Kākāpō population at its highest in almost 50 years: Kākāpō conservation efforts are paying dividends with the population reaching its highest level since ...
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Kākāpō population at its highest in almost 50 years
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Warnings over 'significant weather event' for South Island: Heavy rain and severe gales are on the way for parts of the South Island in what is being ...
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Warnings over 'significant weather event' for South Island
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Young birds on the mend: Two young kakapo have been nursed back to health and are nearly ready to be released back on to Fiordland’s predator-free Anchor Island ...
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Young birds on the mend
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Strong winds on way for most in South: More wild weather is on the way for the South, with heavy rain for some and strong winds for most in the coming days ...
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Strong winds on way for most in South