Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers

Funny that Māori should have had a word that sounded so much like the English word for ‘pancakes.’ Funnier yet...

If you find yourself on the West Coast in a reflective mood, you’ll also find you’re in good company.

Walk or cycle through bush from Franz Josef township to the Franz Josef Glacier car park.

Fed by two lagoons and the Waiho River, this marine reserve forms a protective buffer for these waterways and wetlands.

Māori knew about the glacial defile between the coastal flats of South Westland and the high tussock-land surrounding the southern...

Westland Tai Poutini is an area of majestic primaeval vistas: snow-capped mountains, glistening glaciers, forests, lakes, rivers and wetlands...

Some locals say that people who move to Westland are either running away or in search of something.

You won’t be bothered by sandflies on Mount Everest, or in the Grand Canyon, or even on the Great Barrier Reef.

Think wide streets and wider, clear horizons.