Two climbers have been rescued from an altitude of 1800 metres in Aoraki / Mt Cook National Park.
The injured climber being loaded on to the helicopter
Photo: SUPPLIED/ Greymouth Rescue Helicopter crew member Tim Robins
One of them of badly injured.
The Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre said the climbers were caught in a rock slide in steep terrain last night.
Search co-ordinator Neville Blackmore said the pair, a man and a woman in their 50s, activated the distress function on their GPS tracker, which may well have saved the injured climber s life.
Location of climbers
Photo: SUPPLIED/ Greymouth Rescue Helicopter crew member Tim Robins