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Mt Aspiring

QueenstownJune 30

Bear Grylls backs park conservation project

British adventurer and television star Bear Grylls has lent his support to a major new conservation project in Mt Aspiring National Park.
Bear Grylls backs park conservation project
Bear Grylls backs park conservation project
OpinionMarch 21

New route makes scaling Mt Aspiring 'a most eventful journey'

On March 10 a party, consisting of Messrs H. E. Hodgkinson (Wanaka), G. Robertson (Wanaka), and J. R. Murrell (Manapouri), with Mr S. Turner, F.R.G.S. (Lower Hutt, Wellington), acting as leader and step-cutter, successfully made the ascent of Mount Aspiring (9975ft above sea level) by a new route along a ridge N.N.W. from the summit.
New route makes scaling Mt Aspiring 'a most eventful journey'
New route makes scaling Mt Aspiring 'a most eventful journey'
QueenstownJanuary 8

Amber alert

An amber alert has been issued for the Young Valley in the Mount Aspiring National Park following a severe weather warning from MetService.
NationalDecember 12

Snow-blind climber lifted off mountain

A snow-blind 27-year-old Canadian man was rescued from Mt Aspiring yesterday, after his father in Australia alerted Wanaka police that his son seemed to be in trouble.
Central OtagoDecember 25

Rebuilding hut 'monumental exercise'

The new 20-bed Siberia hut in the Mt Aspiring National Park has opened for trampers in time for Christmas.
Rebuilding hut 'monumental exercise'
Rebuilding hut 'monumental exercise'
NewsJune 15

Replacement hut given approval

Siberia Hut in Mt Aspiring National Park is to be rebuilt after being destroyed by fire in March.
Replacement hut given approval
Replacement hut given approval
QueenstownApril 29

Signal picked up from chopper beacon

A helicopter searching for two people missing in mountainous terrain near Mt Aspiring after their chopper failed to return to Wanaka yesterday has picked up an emergency beacon signal.
Signal picked up from chopper beacon
Signal picked up from chopper beacon
QueenstownApril 29

Men killed in chopper crash named

Police have named two men killed after their helicopter crashed in mountainous terrain in Mount Aspiring National Park yesterday after their bodies were recovered this afternoon.
QueenstownApril 28

Transport authority begins chopper crash investigation

The Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) has launched an inquiry into the helicopter crash in Mount Aspiring National Park that killed two talented pilots.
QueenstownDecember 15

Climber dies on Aspiring

A 21-year-old Singaporean climber died on Mt Aspiring yesterday morning, after a fall of about 800m from the southwest ridge route.
Climber dies on Aspiring
Climber dies on Aspiring
QueenstownAugust 27

No-one to blame for death: coroner

No-one was to blame for the death of a Dunedin resident during a tramping trip in Mount Aspiring National Park on December 5, 2009, Coroner David Crerar concluded at an inquest in Queenstown yesterday.
QueenstownJune 11

Park's management plan closer

A finalised management plan for New Zealand's third largest national park is one step closer to completion.
Park's management plan closer
Park's management plan closer
QueenstownJune 4

Mt Aspiring Station: keeping it all in the family

The fourth generation of Aspinalls has taken possession of Mt Aspiring Station homestead in a move the family says is "huge" but satisfying.
Mt Aspiring Station: keeping it all in the family
Mt Aspiring Station: keeping it all in the family
SportApril 5

Rowing: Trials present huge opportunity

Mt Aspiring College pupil Saasha Bruce says she is "a midget" on the secondary school rowing scene but hopes to make giant strides in her ambition to represent New Zealand.
Rowing: Trials present huge opportunity
Rowing: Trials present huge opportunity
QueenstownMarch 15

Response to park plan submissions due soon

Submitters to the Mt Aspiring National Park management plan should receive a response to the points they raised within the next few weeks, Department of Conservation Otago conservancy community relations manager Ken Stewart said yesterday.
QueenstownMarch 3

Road clause 'hurdle' for Milford tunnel plan

A clause in the draft Mt Aspiring National Park management plan opposing any new roads in the park is a "hurdle" for the proposed $160 million tunnel linking Queenstown to Milford Sound.
NationalDecember 22

Mining in Aspiring called smokescreen

The Government's stance on mining in Mt Aspiring National Park is a smokescreen to further an agenda focused on opening up conservation land elsewhere in New Zealand, Otago MP David Parker says.
Mining in Aspiring called smokescreen
Mining in Aspiring called smokescreen
QueenstownDecember 13

Tramper dies near Mt Aspiring

A 30-year-old Australian man is dead after falling 30-40m down a mountain in Mt Aspiring National Park.
DunedinDecember 13

Dunedin man killed tramping named

Police have released the name of the Dunedin man who died in a tramping accident in Mt Aspiring National Park yesterday.