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ANDY JACKSON/STUFF Former police officer and SAR member George White talks about the dangers of a rescue on Taranaki Maunga. A former Taranaki police officer and alpine rescuer says the memory of recovering the bodies of the two men who died on Taranaki Maunga on Tuesday will stick with those involved forever. The bodies of Christchurch men Richard Phillips and Peter Kirkwood were recovered shortly after 8am Thursday with the assistance of the Taranaki Rescue Helicopter and Police Search and Rescue and Alpine Cliff Rescue team. “All the rescues stay inside you. You remember them all,” George White said. ....
Best surf spots in the UK Best surf spots in the UK 26th Jul 2011 12:00am | By TNT Today Top five surfing spots in the UK. Newquay, Cornwall Newquay is the surf capital of the UK thanks to its gnarly tubes and bitchin’ breaks. Located in Cornwall – a five-hour drive from London – the town boasts 11 sandy beaches over a seven-mile coastline. Experienced surfers head to Newquay’s biggest beach, Fistral, pictured above, which hosts high-profile competitions such as the UK Pro Surf Tour. You’ll have plenty of room to spread out from fellow surfers, and non-surfers can enjoy a swim. ....
Why go: On a clear day, the soaring highlight of Egmont National Park is the key reason you should always ask for a window seat on the right-hand side of the plane when flying from Auckland to Wellington. Punctuated by the smaller Fanthams Peak, Mt Taranaki s perfect volcanic cone is surrounded by an equally symmetrical forested circle prescribing the rugged and protected limits of New Zealand s second-oldest national park. Soon to be officially named Taranaki Maunga, after three centuries of being called Mt Egmont and 34 years of Taranaki/Mt Egmont, the peak visible across the region marks the location of one of New Zealand s best one-day walks. ....
Andy Jackson/Stuff Tama Blackburn is a DOC ranger, who is involved in the predator free programme known as Taranaki Mounga. (File Photo) There are also more than 100 sites on the maunga which have cultural significance to Māori. The mountain is an ancestor of the eight iwi in the region, and this indivisible connection is one of the elements which will be legally recognised as part of a pending Treaty of Waitangi Settlement. It is now common practice to refer to the mountain as only Taranaki Maunga, with the New Zealand Geographic Board likely to be in catch-up mode to make things official, once the settlement process is formally over. ....