Many farmers in the Tasman District are having to use winter supplies to feed their stock, as the drought continues across part of the top of the South Island. Samantha Gee has more.

But numbers are recovering and large colonies can be found on Tasman Island. The greatest threat to fur seals is not their natural predators, such as white sharks or killer whales, but humans.

“They have not deigned to advise us on what they are doing in the middle of the Tasman Sea,” Collins said. She added that China had only given New Zealand 24 hours warning it would fire an ...

Abel Tasman Kayaks consistently receives rave reviews ... or driving from surrounding South Island locations like Christchurch, Blenheim and the West Coast. Entry into the park for day visitors ...