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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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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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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 …
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Body found in Arthur's Pass was 37-year-old missing tramper
31 Oct 2021 23:32 GMT
New Zealand
31 Oct, 2021 09:56 PM2 minutes to read
The missing tramper whose body was found in Arthur's Pass over the weekend has been identified as a 37-year-old woman. Photo / Northland AgeThe missing tramper whose body was found in Arthur's …
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Tramper was separated from hiking partner before death in Arthur's Pass
31 Oct 2021 23:14 GMT
A 37-year-old woman who became separated from her hiking partner was found dead in Arthur’s Pass National Park over the weekend.
The woman was reported missing about 7.30pm on Saturday after failing to return from a day hike, a police spokeswoman said.
The …
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Body of missing tramper found in Arthur's Pass National Park
31 Oct 2021 08:35 GMT
New Zealand
31 Oct, 2021 07:47 AMQuick Read
A woman was reported missing after failing to return from a hike on Saturday. Photo / NZMEA woman was reported missing after failing to return from a hike on Saturday. Photo / NZMEThe body of a missing …