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Zero-risk approach 'would kill outdoor guiding'

The outdoor guiding industry needs to make greater efforts to control hazards, the Labour Department says in a report on the death of a guide on Aoraki/Mt Cook.

Tributes to great all-rounder

Tramper killed in Mt Aspiring National Park named

Leaked report recommends mining option for Mt Aspiring

A leaked report recommends setting aside up to a fifth of Mount Aspiring National Park's 350,000ha for possible mining and exploration.

100 years since Mt Aspiring triumph

Today marks 100 years since the first ascent of Mt Aspiring, New Zealand's highest peak outside the Aoraki-Mt Cook region.

Climate change melting Kilimanjaro's ice

Maps will outline public walkways

Max unbroken after 90m cliff fall

When 5-year-old Max Christie slipped out of sight 90 metres down a rocky Whakapapa cliff his parents feared they wouldn't find him alive.

Aussie breaks both ankles in 700m fall down Mt Ruapehu