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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...

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Sighting 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...

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Police 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...

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Wreckage 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...

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Wreckage 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...

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Chopper 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...

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Chopper 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...

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Chopper 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...

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Pilot'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...

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NZ 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...

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New 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...

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Police 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...

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Hannah 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...

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Chopper 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...

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Helicopter 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...

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Nine 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,...

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Sad 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...

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Helicopter 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...

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CAA 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...

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CAA 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...

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Emotions 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...

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Chopper 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...

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Wreckage 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...

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Identifying 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...

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Wreckage 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...

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Helicopter 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...

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Chopper 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...

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Hannah'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...

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Wreck 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...

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No 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...

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Father 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...

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No 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...

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Sighting 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...

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Police 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,...

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Police 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...

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Coroner 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...

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Minister 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...

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Fiordland 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...

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New 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...

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No 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...

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New 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...

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Pilot 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...

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Pilot 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...

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Pilot 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...

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Deluge: 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...

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Smith 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...

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Storm 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...

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Tunnel 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...

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No 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 -...

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Rescue 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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