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National Park trashed: Quad bikers urged to come forward
22 Mar 2024 05:32 GMT
A group of quad bikers are being urged to come forward after causing nearly $6000 worth of damage to a popular walking track in Canterbury last week.
Department of Conservation said the group of eight bikers crushed vegetation, trashed boardwalks and left …
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Rescues, evacuations amid wild weather in Canterbury
01 May 2025 07:38 GMT
A local state of emergency has been declared in Christchurch and Banks Peninsula, to go with an earlier one in Canterbury's Selwyn District, as the region continues to be hit by heavy rain.
Emergency Management Minister Mark Mitchell advised of the …
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State of emergency for sodden Christchurch
01 May 2025 03:59 GMT
A local state of emergency has been declared in Christchurch and Banks Peninsula, to go with an earlier one in Canterbury's Selwyn District, as the region continues to be hit by heavy rain.
Emergency Management Minister Mark Mitchell advised of the …
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Bid to save critically endangered parakeet breeding success in Arthur's Pass
07 Apr 2023 09:19 GMT
One of New Zealand’s rarest birds is making a comeback.
A kākāriki karaka/orange-fronted parakeet population has been re-established in Arthur’s Pass National Park, with the critically endangered birds already breeding following a series of releases …
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Kākāriki karaka population re-established in Arthur's Pass National Park
05 Apr 2023 07:00 GMT
A population of kākāriki karaka - a species that was twice declared extinct and then rediscovered - has been successfully reintroduced to Canterbury's Hawdon Valley. File photo
Photo: Sean McGrath
A rare and critically endangered parakeet population …
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Arthur's Pass visitor centre and museum battle continues
03 May 2022 05:51 GMT
The fight continues for the future of the old Arthur's Pass visitor centre.
Arthur's Pass residents are waiting for the Department of Conservation to make up its mind about the alpine village’s historic visitor centre which closed two years ago.
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Man rescued after night stuck near mountain summit in Arthur's Pass National Park
11 Apr 2022 06:19 GMT
A man has been flown to safety after spending a night stuck on a cliff high on a mountain in Arthur’s Pass National Park
Maritime New Zealand’s rescue co-ordination centre was alerted at 7.10pm on Sunday to a beacon activated near the summit of Mt …
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Rescue under way of man stuck in Arthur's Pass National Park overnight
10 Apr 2022 22:30 GMT
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A man spent the night in Arthur's Pass National Park after getting into trouble yesterday. Photo / NZMEA man spent the night in Arthur's Pass National Park after getting into trouble yesterday. …
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Album: Arthur's Pass National Park in New Zealand
24 Dec 2021 16:26 GMT
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WELLINGTON, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- Got a bit of downtime? Take a trip to Arthur's Pass National Park in New Zealand. The park is popular for tramping, skiing, hunting and mountaineering.
Established in 1929, Arthur's Pass National …
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Trampers urged to stay grouped together after death in Arthur's Pass
08 Dec 2021 10:16 GMT
Trampers are being urged to stick together following the death of a Russian man in a fall in Arthur's Pass National Park in 2019.
Arthurs Pass National Park
Photo: 123RF
Aleksandr Tsygankov, 40, and his two tramping companions went their own way while …