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Since the US Navy SEALs was officially formed in 1962, only seven of its members have received the military's highest award for valor under fire.

Kerr Bay campground is situated right beside the tranquil waters of Lake Rotoiti. OPINION: Of all my teenage embarrassments, one of the most character-building was having to wear a plastic rubbish bag as a raincoat during a school camp at Nelson Lakes. I may have been a kid who went without, but, if there’s one thing I’ve learned over the years, it’s that outdoor adventure is a great leveller. For this seed of wisdom I can thank a particular Marlborough Girls’ College teacher, Mr Rees. On that school camp, he sparked a love of te taiao/the natural world that grows ever-stronger stil...

STREAM IT ON THE PLATFORMS: Strap in for a doozy, folks. This week on SOFREP Radio we welcome Alec Bierbauer and Colonel Mark Cooter (Ret.), the men behind the secret CIA mission to hunt down Usama bin Laden using the never-before-seen Predator drone. In this exclusive interview, Alec and Mark — alongside Michael Marks, who captured their story — pull back the cloak on the origins of the operation to build, test and field the first Predator drone and recall what it was like to view, for the first time, a live feed of a target area through the eyes of a UAV.

The Rotoiti Nature Recovery Project covers around 50 sq km of the park NELSON-TASMAN TOURISM Why go Framing the dual attractions of ('Small Lake') and Lake Rotoroa ('Long Lake'), Nelson Lakes National Park offers a rugged alpine landscape of glaciated valleys, craggy mountain ranges, and the opportunity to negotiate long ridges offering 360-degree views of some of the South Island's most spectacular terrain. And with none of the country's super-popular Great Walks, Nelson Lakes National Park also tends to be less crowded than other alpine tramping regions throughout the country. Classic ...