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$14.1m predator control funding targets South Island wildlife threats

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Threatened native species across the South Island will receive greater protection after the Government announced $14.1 million in extra predator control funding. Conservation Minister Tama...

South Island schools to receive 59 new classrooms

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The Government has announced a $62.5 million education infrastructure package for the South Island, funding 59 new classrooms and upgrades at several schools to...

Fatal helicopter crash victims were on a hunting trip

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Police enquiries are ongoing following the fatal helicopter crash in Mt Aspiring National Park yesterday. "I can now confirm the helicopter was a chartered craft,...

Two dead after helicopter crash in Mt Aspiring National Park

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Two people have died following a helicopter crash in Mt Aspiring National Park this morning. Reports came in of the incident about 9.50am. Maritime NZ's Rescue...

Two climbers rescued in Fiordland National Park

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Police are praising rescue staff who have retrieved two climbers from a precarious mountainside near Sabre Peak in Fiordland National Park today. About 4.30pm on...

DOC probes poisoning of protected gulls in Te Anau

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The Department of Conservation is investigating the poisoning of 10 black-billed gulls in Te Anau. Five were found sick on the foreshore in January and...

Search and rescue warn after surge in outdoor emergencies

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Southern Police Search and Rescue are urging anyone heading to the outdoors to be prepared after multiple search and rescue operations since the new...

Names of climbers who died in Fiordland released

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Police have formally identified the two climbers who died while attempting the north buttress of Sabre Peak in Fiordland over the weekend. The men were...

Boating fatality on Lake Manapouri

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Police are investigating after a boating fatality on Lake Manapouri. Police were advised around 7:20pm on Sunday night that two experienced fishers had failed to...

Update on search for missing tramper in Milford Sound

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Search efforts in Milford Sound for a missing tramper are continuing today. While the tramper has not yet been located, Police remain positive as the...

Rescue teams keeping positive in search for missing tramper

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A large-scale search and rescue operation has continued Tuesday in Milford Sound, for a man who has been missing since late on Sunday night. The...

Name release: Marian Creek fatality, Fiordland

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Police are now in a position to release the name of the child who died after falling into Marian Creek in Fiordland on Thursday...

Fatal river incident in Fiordland

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Police can confirm that a 10-year-old girl has died after being swept down the Marian Creek in Fiordland National Park today. Emergency services were alerted...

Firearm incidents – Te Anau and Lower Hutt

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Road to Milford Sound closed earlier today due to firearms incident. Police closed SH94 at Chain Bay due to an incident at Te Anau where...

Lake Hauroko tramper rescued lost, cold and dehydrated

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A man was located cold and dehydrated after becoming lost in the Lake Hauroko area over the weekend. At around 8pm on Saturday, the Rescue...

Police updates – Mt. Aspiring rivers warning, Mount Maunganui water incident

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Police updates on crimes and investigations for 4 February 2023. Mt Aspiring Rivers at dangerously high levels Police warn people planning to tramp through Mt Aspiring...

Search underway for missing hunters in Fiordland

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A search is underway for two hunters missing in the Rowallan Forest near Lake Hauroko, Fiordland. The pair were reported overdue by fellow hunters on...

Missing persons update

Daily Telegraph NZ -

Police have issued updates today in respect of two missing persons cases. Update - missing man David Holland Search teams looking for missing Papamoa man David...