Neil Silverwood

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio

The death of a student at Abbey Caves has brought back memories of another outdoor education tragedy - the Mangatepopo canyoning disaster. Audio

In 2017 the government announced there would be no new mines on conservation land. Three years later, the discussion document is still being prepared, with the move parked for now. Audio, Gallery

Neil Silverwood has just been named New Zealand Geographic Photographer of the Year for a portfolio of images shot deep underground. Audio

Graphic designer Marcus Thomas and photographer Neil Silverwood have just published a book, Caves: Exploring New Zealand's Subterranean Wilderness, which takes readers on a journey into New Zealand's… Audio

A plan to attract more tourists to the north of the West Coast and help the economy by developing a 35 million year old cave system in the Kahurangi National Park is not being welcomed by everyone… Audio

Caver Neil Silverwood is a man with a dream. He wants to find the missing connection between the West Coast's Fox River caves and a nearby system ominously-named Armageddon. If he can make it happen… Audio