I found it impossible not to smile every time I heard it — and over the course of a week in New Zealand’s West Coast region, I heard it often. Soon, it started feeling like a familiar friend.

With such a diverse landscape, ... The Franz Josef Glacier extends from the Southern Alps on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island to the Westland Tai Poutini National Park.

After gold was discovered in the rivers of the West Coast in 1864, this remote part of New Zealand was suddenly not so sleepy as 30,000 optimists and gamblers crossed the Alps to try their luck in ...

The untamed West Coast is where I'd rather be this week - stunning driving routes, easy-to-access nature, and wild weather that only adds to the beauty. What to do in Reefton ...

Officials in New Zealand had hours earlier issued a tsunami warning for coastal areas after the first of the smaller earthquakes struck off its northeastern coast at about 3 a.m. Friday.