Thursday, 20 May 2021, 11:23 am
Visitors to Aoraki/Mount Cook next weekend (29-30 May)
will have the chance to participate in the Hermitage
Hotel’s ‘Hike 5 for Hillary’, an initiative coinciding
with Everest Day to raise funds for The Himalayan
Trust.
Saturday 29 May marks the day Sir Edmund
Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay successfully completed the
first ascent of Mt Everest. The Himalayan Trust launched
Everest Day to acknowledge this great achievement, celebrate
the connection between New Zealand and Nepal and raise money
for communities in the Everest region.
‘Hike 5 for
Hillary’ will see participants donate $5 in exchange for a
bespoke passport style booklet with five hikes listed
(Tuesday, May 18).
Maritime NZ’s
Rescue Coordination Centre NZ (RCCNZ), the Department of
Conservation Aoraki Mount Cook Alpine Rescue Team and
Incident Management Team, and the Otago Rescue Helicopter
were jointly recognised for their efforts in rescuing two
climbers trapped near Copland Pass on 10 January
2020.
When the two climbers, who were stuck on a small
ledge and unprepared for a night in the open, activated
their distress beacon at 11pm, RCCNZ tasked the Aoraki Mount
Cook Alpine Rescue Team and the Otago Rescue Helicopter to
respond.
A significant weather front was imminent with
gale force winds, and rain and snow expected at high
Southern Alps rescue: Team awarded for saving two climbers stuck near Copland Pass
19 May, 2021 02:47 AM
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From left: Captain Jason Laing, Jim Young, Mark Evans, Jonathan Gillan and Jodie Burton. Photo / Supplied
From left: Captain Jason Laing, Jim Young, Mark Evans, Jonathan Gillan and Jodie Burton. Photo / Supplied
NZ Herald
The team responsible for a night-time high-altitude rescue of two trapped climbers in the Southern Alps has been recognised for their efforts.
The Otago Rescue Helicopter, Maritime NZ s Rescue Coordination Centre NZ (RCCNZ), the Department of Conservation Aoraki Mount Cook Alpine Rescue Team (AMCART) and Incident Management Team were awarded a Certificate of Achievement at the New Zealand Search and Rescue (NZSAR) Awards on Tuesday.
Name suppression remains in place for a victim and the man accused of killing her at a Wellington social housing unit
Name suppression remains in place for a victim and the man accused of killing her at a Wellington social housing unit 14 May 2021
A 42-year-old man, charged with murder, made his second court appearance today at the High Court in Wellington.
He s accused of killing a woman at the council s Central Park complex in Mount Cook last month.
The man s been remanded in custody to reappear in July, with a trial date set down for next year.
The joint interim name suppression will be discussed at that next hearing.