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Specialist skill set makes all the difference in gorge rescue

Shortly after midnight on 22 November 2020, Police were notified that a young male had disappeared while walking above the Shotover River, east of Queenstown.

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10 questions with... Lorna Gribble

Waikato WanderSearch Trust chair and secretary Lorna Gribble knows only too well how huge New Zealand is, especially to those who go missing, and those tasked with finding them. 

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10 questions with Geoff Layton

10 questions with... Geoff Layton

Coastguard Master Geoff Layton is a familiar face to generations of boaties in the Wellington Harbour. He explains a little more about why Coastguard appeals to him so much.

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Seamless handover leads to successful river rescue

Just after 7pm on 23 April 2021, New Zealand’s Rescue Coordination Centre (RCCNZ) received an alert from a personal locator beacon near Arthur’s Pass.

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