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![Extreme winds force trampers to activate rescue beacon at Mt Aspiring National Park](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Extreme winds force trampers to activate rescue beacon at Mt Aspiring National Park
Two trampers were found exhausted and hypothermic in extreme weather conditions.
![Search for missing hiker in Arthur's Pass National Park](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Search for missing hiker in Arthur's Pass National Park
The hiker, who is alone, phoned police at 12.15pm, a spokesperson said.
![Take nothing but memories, leave no geotags](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Take nothing but memories, leave no geotags
DOC has teamed up with Leave No Trace New Zealand with a Kiwified code for outdoor ethics.
!['Lucky to be alive' after rocky landing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
'Lucky to be alive' after rocky landing
Two men are lucky to be alive after they emergency landed a helicopter in rough terrain on the Southern Alps.
![Arthur's Pass fire flares up again](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Arthur's Pass fire flares up again
A blaze near Arthur's Pass has flared up again, almost one week after it first broke out.
![Helicopter rescues climber after nasty fall](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Helicopter rescues climber after nasty fall
A young Swiss climber had to be rescued yesterday after suffering a nasty fall in the three passes area near Arthur's Pass.
![SH73 opens after fire contained](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
SH73 opens after fire contained
Rocks have been cleared from the road and drivers should travel with caution.
![Watch: Rental car inches away from head-on collision](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Watch: Rental car inches away from head-on collision
Truck driver records moment car overtook him on bend, as oncoming driver has to take evasive action.
![Mountaineers killed in avalanche 50 years ago honoured](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Mountaineers killed in avalanche 50 years ago honoured
Fifty years ago, Annie McGregor's husband died - along with four others - in one of NZ's worst mountaineering tragedies.
![Heat hampers Arthur's Pass fire fight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Heat hampers Arthur's Pass fire fight
Efforts to contain a large scrub fire which ripped through more than 300ha at Arthurs Pass this week may take longer than initially anticipated, after rising temperatures saw hotspots flare up yesterday afternoon.
![Cyclist, driver could hold clue to fire](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Cyclist, driver could hold clue to fire
Two cyclists and a tractor driver could hold the key to working out how a massive scrub fire started near Arthurs Pass yesterday.
!['Missing' tourist had contact with Canadian](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
'Missing' tourist had contact with Canadian
Police have no concerns for the safety of a French tourist reported missing in the South Island yesterday.
![Tourist missing on Arthur's Pass hike](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Tourist missing on Arthur's Pass hike
A search is underway after a French tourist went missing on a mountain hike in Arthur's Pass National Park.
![Fatal plunge blamed on brake failure](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Fatal plunge blamed on brake failure
A Napier truck driver negotiating the steep Otira Viaduct for the first time probably experienced brake failure, a coroner has ruled.
![Huge slip closes Arthur's Pass highway](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=791)
Huge slip closes Arthur's Pass highway
A massive slip near Otira closed the Arthur's Pass highway just after midday today.