Mt Cook
Coming Home in The Dark 26 years on
A famous kiwi short story 'Coming Home In the Dark' by Owen Marshall is appearing on screens next week as a feature film of the same name. It's based on the titular story of New Zealand short Story… Audio
Avalanche risk at Aoraki Mt Cook
Back country enthusiasts are being urged to take extra care after an avalanche large enough to destroy several buildings was sighted at Aoraki Mt Cook. Karyn speaks with Mike Daisley from New Zealand… Audio
Jan Wright heads a new conservation effort in the south
Former parliamentary commissioner for the environment, Dr Jan Wright, is involved in a new conservation project. It aims to have the whole of Mt Cook/Aoraki National Park pest and predator-free in the… Audio
Rescue from 'Middle Peak Hotel'
In this episode of Eyewitness: a dramatic alpine rescue that kept New Zealand on tenterhooks
More than thirty years ago, two climbers were stranded on Mt Cook for two weeks, while the media recorded… Audio
Mt Cook rescue team unable to reach climbers
A helicopter has returned to the Mt Cook/Aoraki National Park in a bid to rescue two stranded climbers before dark.
Climbers killed on Mt Cook chose to press on
A mountain guide who escaped a fatal icefall on Aoraki Mt Cook says he told the three overseas climbers with him that conditions were too dangerous. Eric Frykberg reports. Audio
Climbers' bodies recovered from mountain
The bodies of two climbers who died in Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park after falling from a great height have been recovered.
Missing climber believed to be dead
The search for a climber missing on Aoraki-Mt Cook is now a recovery mission, police say.
Police suspend search for missing Mt Cook climbers
The search for three climbers missing on Aoraki-Mt Cook has been suspended. Audio