Helicopter wreckage found in Fiordland
A helicopter wreckage found by sightseers will be searched by authorities this morning. Police say it is "too early to speculate about the identity of the...
View ArticleSighting of Helicopter Wreckage in Fiordland
Thursday, 22 November 2012, 9:43 am Press Release: New Zealand Police Title: Sighting of Helicopter Wreckage in Fiordland At about 4pm today (21 November) Southland Police were advised that people on...
View ArticlePolice Team Examines Helicopter Wreckage
Thursday, 22 November 2012, 10:59 am Press Release: New Zealand Police Police Team Examines Helicopter Wreckage Seven specialist Police staff and two alpine cliff rescue team members have this morning...
View ArticleWreckage likely from 2004 chopper crash
The wreckage of a helicopter discovered in Fiordland yesterday is believed to be a chopper which went missing with two people on board nearly nine years ago. A group of...
View ArticleWreckage could belong to missing couple
The wreckage of a helicopter found in Fiordland is believed to belong to a Waikato man who went missing with his girlfriend in January 2004. Taupiri man Campbell Montgomerie, 27, and his...
View ArticleChopper wreck could solve crash mystery
The wreckage of a helicopter found in Fiordland is believed to be from a flight which crashed killing two people in 2004. Seven specialist police staff and two alpine cliff rescuers have this morning...
View ArticleChopper wreckage may be from 2004 flight
Police say there is a high chance the wreckage of a fallen helicopter found in the Hollyford Valley yesterday is one that disappeared in 2004, but that is yet to be confirmed. Police went into the...
View ArticleChopper wreckage may be lost pair
LATEST: Police believe the wreckage of a helicopter found in the Hollyford Valley yesterday is one that disappeared in 2004. A scenic flight discovered the wreckage about 4pm yesterday near Humboldt...
View ArticlePilot's mum on way to Queenstown
LATEST: The mother of a helicopter pilot missing since 2004 is on her way to Queenstown after wreckage was found in Fiordland. Taupiri man Campbell Montgomerie, 27, and his girlfriend Hannah Rose...
View ArticleNZ Chopper Crash: 'Body Of UK Tourist Found'
The wreckage of a helicopter that went missing in New Zealand eight years ago carrying a local pilot and a British tourist has been found in a remote part of the country. Police have confirmed that a...
View ArticleNew Zealand DNA tests on helicopter crash bodies
DNA tests are being carried out on a body believed to be that of a British tourist who has been missing since a New Zealand helicopter crash in 2004. The wreckage was found in Fiordland, a remote area...
View ArticlePolice Confirm Identity of Helicopter
Thursday, 22 November 2012, 6:06 pm Press Release: New Zealand Police Police Confirm Identity of Helicopter Police have today completed a scene examination of the remote site where the wreckage of a...
View ArticleHannah Timings: New Zealand police find helicopter wreckage
Police in New Zealand believe they have found the wreckage of a helicopter in which young Briton Hannah Timings mysteriously disappeared eight years ago. Briton Hannah Timings, who disappeared in New...
View ArticleChopper wreckage from 2004 crash
Police have confirmed that helicopter wreckage spotted in remote Fiordland is that of a Hughes 500 which went missing eight years ago with two people on board. Seven specialist police staff and two...
View ArticleHelicopter wreckage ends 8-year mystery
The sister of a Waikato helicopter pilot missing since 2004 is having to grieve all over again after the discovery of the wreckage in Fiordland. "It's still a shock. It's the shock of it that's...
View ArticleNine year mystery solved after discovery of helicopter wreckage
The parents of a Waikato pilot missing since his helicopter crashed in Fiordland nearly nine years ago have made the trek south to take their son's body home. Waikato farmer Campbell Montgomerie, 27,...
View ArticleSad journey to Fiordland for pilot's parents
The parents of a Waikato pilot missing since his helicopter crashed in Fiordland nearly nine years ago have made the trek south to take home their son's remains. Waikato farmer Campbell Montgomerie...
View ArticleHelicopter wreck discovery: Families' emotions raw
The families of a helicopter pilot and passenger missing for almost eight years are grieving again after the discovery of helicopter wreckage in Fiordland. Police yesterday confirmed the wreckage...
View ArticleCAA joins Fiordland helicopter crash inquiry
Police today confirmed the Civil Aviation Authority is investigating the cause of a 2004 helicopter crash in Fiordland. Inspector Olaf Jensen said the victims' remains would be formally identified...
View ArticleCAA joins helicopter crash inquiry
Police today confirmed the Civil Aviation Authority is investigating the cause of a 2004 helicopter crash in Fiordland. Inspector Olaf Jensen said the victims' remains would be formally identified...
View ArticleEmotions raw over discovery
The families of a helicopter pilot and passenger missing for almost eight years are grieving again after the discovery of helicopter wreckage in Fiordland. Police yesterday confirmed the wreckage...
View ArticleChopper wreckage from 2004 flight, police confirm
Police have confirmed the wreckage discovered in Fiordland is that of a helicopter that went missing with a Waikato man and English woman on board nearly nine years ago. Glacier Southern Lakes...
View ArticleWreckage from 2004 chopper crash
Police have confirmed wreckage discovered in Fiordland is that of a helicopter that went missing with a Waikato man and English woman on board nearly nine years ago. Glacier Southern Lakes Helicopters...
View ArticleIdentifying remains could take weeks
Police today confirmed the Civil Aviation Authority is investigating the cause of a 2004 helicopter crash in Fiordland. Inspector Olaf Jensen, of Invercargill, said the victims' remains would be...
View ArticleWreckage confirmed as missing pair
LATEST: Wreckage found in a remote Fiordland location has been confirmed as a helicopter missing since 2004. Police said this afternoon the helicopter is the Hughes 500 that went missing in January...
View ArticleHelicopter crash victim: One in a million
The father of a British woman who vanished while on a helicopter trip in Fijordland in January 2004 has spoken for the first time about her remains being discovered. Waikato farmer...
View ArticleChopper hit 'at high speed'
The scattered debris field of a crashed Hughes 500 helicopter missing in Fiordland since 2004 suggested a high-speed explosive impact, a Wakatipu alpine cliff rescuer said yesterday. Pilot Campbell...
View ArticleHannah's UK family relieved mystery solved
Family members of the woman who died in a helicopter crash in Fiordland in 2004 say from England they are relieved that things have been resolved, after eight-years of uncertainty. The remains of...
View ArticleWreck find stirs hopes for many
Families of aircraft crash victims still missing in Fiordland's rugged terrain say the discovery last week of a helicopter pilot and passenger missing for eight years has renewed some of their own...
View ArticleNo investigation into crash
The Civil Aviation Authority has confirmed it did not open a formal investigation into the disappearance of a Hughes 500 helicopter carrying two passengers in January 2004. Authority spokesman Mike...
View ArticleFather certain daughter was in crash
The British father of a young backpacker who went missing aboard a helicopter in remote Fiordland says he is certain police have found his daughter. Wreckage of a Hughes 500 helicopter, which went...
View ArticleNo closure despite daughter's remains
The British father of a woman who went missing aboard a helicopter in Fiordland says the discovery of her remains has not given him closure. Wreckage of a Hughes 500 helicopter, which went missing in...
View ArticleSighting of Helicopter Wreckage in Fiordland (New Zealand Police)
Sighting of Helicopter Wreckage in Fiordland November 21, 2012, 10:58 pm At about 4pm today (21 November) Southland Police were advised that people on a sightseeing helicopter flight over the...
View ArticlePolice Team Examines Helicopter Wreckage (New Zealand Police)
Police Team Examines Helicopter Wreckage November 22, 2012, 10:47 am Seven specialist Police staff and two alpine cliff rescue team members have this morning flown into an area near Humboldt Creek,...
View ArticlePolice Confirm Identity of Helicopter (New Zealand Police)
Police Confirm Identity of Helicopter November 22, 2012, 5:09 pm Police have today completed a scene examination of the remote site where the wreckage of a Hughes 500 helicopter was located yesterday...
View ArticleCoroner uncertain on inquest
The chief coroner says remains found at the site of a helicopter that crashed in remote Fiordland are still undergoing tests and he is uncertain whether he will reopen an inquest. Wreckage of a Hughes...
View ArticleMinister to make Fiordland decisions
New Conservation Minister Nick Smith has overturned a decision by his predecessor, announcing he will make the final calls on the future of the Milford Dart Tunnel and Fiordland Link Experience...
View ArticleFiordland helicopter crash pair identified
The remains of a young couple recovered from a helicopter crash site in remote Fiordland have been formally identified. Wreckage of a Hughes 500 helicopter, which went missing in 2004 with pilot...
View ArticleNew tour options reveal Fiordland treasures (New Zealand Tourism Board)
(Source: New Zealand Tourism Board) New tour options reveal Fiordland treasures 27 May 2013 Tourism operators in the southern wilderness region of Fiordland have introduced new tours, cruises and...
View ArticleNo short cut to our splendour
Travel is not just a destination - the journey is more than half the meaning of it Conservation Minister is an enviable job. As lord of the estate you get to be helicoptered into grand and lovely...
View ArticleNew Zealand: Misled by satellite
Tramper's instinct proves more reliable than GPS in high country, writes Martin Johnston Navigating from a hand-held GPS rather than scanning the landscape for signs can lead unwary trampers astray in...
View ArticlePilot died in the country he loved
The Te Anau community is mourning the loss of an "exceptional" helicopter pilot, top bloke and a loving father who died in the mountains he had flown in for decades. Solo father William Andrews, known...
View ArticlePilot died in region he loved
The Te Anau community is mourning the loss of an "exceptional" helicopter pilot, top bloke and a loving father who died in the mountains he had flown in for decades. Solo father William Andrews, known...
View ArticlePilot killed in Milford named
LATEST: The pilot killed last night in a Fiordland helicopter crash has been named. He was William Bruce Andrews, known as Bruce, aged 49. He was a Te Anau man and a pilot for Milford Helicopters. He...
View ArticleDeluge: Cleanup begins across the south
The cleanup has started across the south after heavy rain and flooding on Wednesday night and yesterday. Northern Southland and Fiordland were among the hardest hit, with floodwaters washing away the...
View ArticleSmith swayed by trip through pristine valley
Enviromentalism has triumphed over economic development in a Government decision that spares two of the country's most pristine national parks from a major construction project. A $180 million plan for...
View ArticleStorm Damage in Fiordland
Thursday, 10 January 2013, 3:15 pm Press Release: Department of Conservation Media release 10 January 2013, 2pm Storm Damage in Fiordland The Department of Conservation reports that there has been...
View ArticleTunnel out - monorail verdict next
Conservation Minister Nick Smith says his decision to reject a proposed tunnel through Fiordland reflects the high threshhold for disturbing national parks - but does not guarantee the thumbs-down for...
View ArticleNo crash investigation planned
The Civil Aviation Authority did not open a formal accident investigation following the disappearance of a Hughes 500 helicopter carrying two passengers in Fiordland almost nine years ago -...
View ArticleRescue chopper pilot kept busy
Heliworks pilot Shaun Clark (left), with (from left) Lakes District Air Rescue Trust chairman Jules Tapper, trust secretary/manager Tony Hill and Heliworks general manager Richard Mills beside a rescue...
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