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16th March 2023
3min

Common injuries for Kiwi hunters

While most hunters typically have a safe and successful hunting trip, every year some are injured or require search and rescue assistance. In most cases these incidents are preventable either...
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3rd November 2021
2min

Media Release: Tramping tragedy sparks safety reminder

The NZ Mountain Safety Council (MSC) extends its condolences to the friends and family of Rebecca Woolley who sadly died while  tramping on Mt Aitken Track in Arthur’s Pass National...
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12th August 2021
3 min

Media release: Trampers in the Tararua Ranges to benefit from new safety report recommendations

A new report has made recommendations to reduce tramping safety incidents in the Lower North Island’s Tararua Forest Park.
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11th June 2021
2min

Multiple mistakes led to death on Tongariro Alpine Crossing, says coroner

A coroner has found that Chinese tourist Ji Li died of hypothermia after a series of ill-fated decisions left her tramping solo in the Tongariro National Park in October 2019....
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2nd March 2021
3min

Avalanche that killed Australian Nathan Deutschbein results in safety recommendations

Despite planning a well-prepared mountaineering trip in the Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, three Australian mates failed to acknowledge the obvious signs of avalanche risks around them and didn’t change their...
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14th February 2021
2min

'That’s miracle sort of stuff'

Early on the morning of Friday 12 February 2021, word spread of an avalanche incident involving two climbers on Mt Earnslaw. This is their story.
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29th September 2020
3min

Tramping party make life-saving decision

Sometimes it is just not worth the risk, Steve Healy says after his tramping group made the sensible decision to abandon an unsafe river crossing in the Remutaka Forest Park...