Mt Cook Mackenzie snowfall bodes well for winter. A week of consistent snowfall in New Zealand’s Mt Cook Mackenzie region has created outstanding conditions for the launch of this year’s ski ...

October's westerly weather has Aoraki-Mt Cook with the best climbing conditions in years. Thanks to 12 metres of snow high in the alps Alpine Guides owner Bryan Carter was feeling decidedly upbeat ...

As our rather wimpy winter begins packing its bags and shuffling out of town, ... Aoraki/Mt. Cook is permanently cloaked in a glistening snow coat – even in the height of summer, ...

Builders and assessors are at Aoraki Mt Cook today to assess damage.Mr Winter says it will probably be 48 hours before the assessment is complete but says everyone is committed to getting repaired ...

Mt Cook Lakeside Retreat, 86 Mount Cook Road, Twizel, New Zealand (00 64 800 263 836; mtcookretreat.co.nz). A night for two in the Ashley Mackenzie Villa is NZ$595 (£291); at the Pukaki Homestead ...