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A thick layer of new snow has prompted dangerous avalanche warnings in South Island alpine ranges. Care is needed on alpine roads due to snow,...

Alerts have been issued for a considerable avalanche risk for alpine terrain at Two Thumb Range and for high alpine terrain at Aoraki / Mount Cook.

Dear Action Line: The investigating officer at the scene of a traffic accident is NOT legally allowed to inspect the cellphone of the perp for recent activity. This is opposed to the officer being...

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It took milliseconds for the torrent to sweep Kayes Chu off her feet. All she could see were rocks and white water as she struggled to stay alive.

It took milliseconds for the torrent to sweep Kayes Chu off her feet. All she could see were rocks and white water as she struggled to stay alive.

The Department of Conservation has shifted its tahr control programme’s focus to the West Coast, resorting instead to monitor some parts of South Canterbury.

Matthew Littlewood15:26, Jun 07 2021 John Bisset/Stuff Tahr at Aoraki/Mt Cook National park. The Department of Conservation has a policy of “zero density” of the animal within national parks. (File photo) Hunting organisations continue to call for the “zero density” policy for tahr control in New Zealand national parks to stop, documents show. Documents released to Stuff under the Official Information Act show that in submissions to the Department of Conservation’s tahr control prog...

The Department of Conservation is putting its thar control work in a popular hunting spot on hold for at least a year, leaving the job to hunters.

Increased role for hunters in tahr management plan Newshub 1 day ago James Fyfe © Video - The Project; Image - Getty Images Related video: Last year The Project took a look at a debate between hunters and DoC over tahr. The Department of Conservations (DoC) latest plan to control Himalayan tahr numbers will give hunters an increased role in managing the animals. Tahr were introduced to New Zealand more than a century ago for sport and since then numbers have grown considera...