Skiers freed as Mt Hutt road reopens
Many of the skiers enjoyed their night on Mt Hutt, including a quiz, hot food, and "spooning" - while at least two now have a coffee date.
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About 1200 skiers - including several hundred schoolchildren - remain trapped on Mt Hutt this morning after gales of over 200km/h closed the only road off the mountain.
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Winds drop but skiers still stuck
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Woman who died in quad bike accident named
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Snowboarder hurt on Mt Hutt
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One dead after day of fiery collisions
A police car and a truck collided in one of several serious incidents on North Island roads yesterday that left one person dead.
A fiery day on the roads
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Police car in head-on crash, officers hurt
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Crash into house follows heart attack
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Man dies in car accident
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Mt Hutt skifield reopens after shock avalanche
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Quad bike victim was experienced rider - police
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Girl's 6-floor city plunge
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Worker tumbles 40m from Mount summit
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