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Rescued tramper would be stuck without beacon, police say
The man had spent two nights in sub-zero temperatures.
Revealed: The cost of finding trampers missing in dense bush for 3 weeks
The Defence Force and police have released information on costs to the Herald.
Search for missing Nelson trampers postponed again due to rough weather
Jessica O'Connor and Dion Reynolds are nearly two weeks overdue from their tramp.
Search for missing trampers suspended as bad weather sets in
Unfavourable conditions have meant both air and land-based searches are not safe.
Search for missing trampers abandoned due to bad weather
Jessica O'Connor and Dion Reynolds haven't been seen since May 9.
Missing trampers: Alpine cliff rescue team join search
Weather could affect search capabilities over the next few days.
Footprints and historic campsite found in search for missing trampers
Jessica O'Connor and Dion Reynolds have not been seen since May 9.
Search for missing trampers to continue overnight
'We have been searching from the river mouth up into the high country.'
The search for Jessica and Dion: Trampers missing for 10 days
Jessica O'Connor and Dion Reynolds entered the Kahurangi National Park on May 9.
Take nothing but memories, leave no geotags
DOC has teamed up with Leave No Trace New Zealand with a Kiwified code for outdoor ethics.
Biggest-ever addition to a national park announced
An area of land half the size of Auckland is about to be added to Kahurangi National Park.
Haven on earth: Breathtaking luxury lodge on market
Built on the northwest tip of the South Island, it is surrounded by coast and native bush.
Woman rescued after falling while tramping
The woman was tramping in the Kahurangi National Park when she fell, injuring her leg.
Support for more mountain biking on Heaphy Track
The Nelson Marlborough Conservation Board supports the proposed extension to the mountain bike season on the Heaphy Track.
1080 protest: Not enough evidence to lay charges
Westport police say they do not have enough evidence to lay charges over allegations 1080 protesters damaged a Department of Conservation
Stranded trampers rescued from hut
With river levels rising, three women at the Thor Hut in the Kahurangi National Park were rescued by helicopter.
$20.6m for 1080 drop to combat rats
A Greymouth pest controller says he is having to deal with double the number of rats around the district compared to two years ago.
Trapped caver too tall to get out
An experienced caver trapped in an underground cavern overnight on Saturday says the experience was far from an ordeal.
Rescuers free trapped caver
An experienced caver trapped in an underground cavern overnight on Saturday was simply too tall to climb through a narrow passage.
Tramper missing in Kahurangi National Park walks to safety
An Irish tramper, missing for two days in Kahurangi National Park, has walked into Nelson safe and well after a lucky encounter with a doctor.
Police warning after another false beacon alert
A helicopter emergency locator beacon was set off accidentally on Saturday, prompting a second warning from police in only two weeks.
Tramper calls $10,000 'taxi'
A tramper who apparently activated a personal locator beacon because he was running late and wanted a ride to his car has been slammed for wasting time and money.
Poor weather hampers search
Poor weather today halted an aerial search over one of the last places a tramper who is missing in Kahurangi National Park, near Nelson, could be.
No trace of missing tramper
Specialist cavers and a rescue helicopter will today resume their search for a tramper missing in Kahurangi National Park near Nelson.
'Grave concerns' for missing tramper
Searchers are spending their Christmas holidays scouring some of the most rugged country in New Zealand looking for missing tramper Alistair Levy.