Saturday 4 February 2012

MSC Branches


North Island
Northland Auckland Waikato Tauranga Eastern Bay of Plenty Rotorua Taranaki Taumarunui Wanganui Gisborne Hawkes Bay Horowhenua Manawatu Wairarapa Wellington

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more information

Branches
throughout
New Zealand

South Island

Nelson
Marlborough
Buller
West Coast
Canterbury
Ashburton
South Canterbury
North Otago
Wanaka
Wakatipu / Queenstown
Dunedin
Southland

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Volunteer Award

Congratulations to John Ransfield

MSC congratulates John Ransfield who has just been named Volunteer of the Year in this year's Outdoor Excellence Awards hosted by Outdoors New Zealand.

John is a volunteer firearms instructor for the Mountain Safety Council, of which he has been a valued memebr for the last 30 years. John has provided exceptional service to the community and goes to great lengths to deliver the firearms safety message and encourage others to apply for their firearms licence.

Recently John has lent his expertise and has been heavily involved in the setting up of the Whakatupato Firearms Safety Programme. Whakatupato, meaning 'take care' is a joint inititaive between MSC, NZ Police and Iwi.

John has contributed more than the norm; he has shown dedication, commitment and personal sacrifice in order to deliver the foirearms safety message. He is a humble man who would never consider his volunteerism to be extraordinary, but we all congratulate and thank him for his exceptional service.

Welcome to the
New Zealand Mountain Safety Council (MSC)

MSC is a national organisation with a mandate from our member organisations to encourage safe participation in land-based outdoor activities.

We facilitate the setting of standards, offer training, create and distribute resources, lead public awareness campaigns and foster positive support in the community so that more people can discover and enjoy New Zealand's outdoors safely.

Click here to find out more about MSC

Outdoor Safety Code Videos

	Know, before you go! Check out this video which expands on the all 5 point of New Zealand's Outdoor Safety Code. More info here. The Outdoor Safety Code has been created through collaboration with the Outdoor Sector (including DoC, NZ Police, Land Search and Rescue, SPARC, ACC, Walking Access Commission, NZSAR, TIANZ and TNZ) so as to bring more consistency and clarity to safety messages for land based outdoor activities.

MSC Online Store: Stock up on essential Outdoors items

New First Aid Kits

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New Survival Packs

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The Mountain Safety Council online shop provides a range of useful resources including:

Books & Manuals
DVD's
Packliners
Survival Bags
Survival Packs
Safety Whistle
Free posters
Free pamphlets
Free downloads

Click on the 'Online Store' tab or the link below

Online Store

Weather
Get up-to-date weather forecasts for your next trip.
www.avalanche.net.nz
www.metservice.co.nz
Ski Field reports
National Park reports

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Outdoor Safety Code

Know before you go...

Before you go into the outdoors get familiar with New Zealand's Outdoor Safety Code. 5 simple rules to help you stay safe.

Download your own copy here or watch the 5 short videos.

Outdoors Intentions

Firearms Licence Information

Mountain Safety Council Firearms Instructors are approved by New Zealand Police to deliver the Firearms Safety Course and administer the Firearms Safety Test to Firearms Licence applicants.

To find out about the next course near you, please contact your local Police station.

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Welcome to the New Zealand Mountain Safety Council (MSC)

MSC is a national organisation with a mandate from our member organisations to encourage safe participation in land-based outdoor activities.

We facilitate the setting of standards, offer training, create and distribute resources, lead public awareness campaigns and foster positive support in the community so that more people can discover and enjoy New Zealand's outdoors safely.

Welcome to the
New Zealand Mountain Safety Council (MSC)