Attributable to Inspector Olaf Jensen:
Police can now confirm that there were no survivors in a helicopter crash in Wanaka today. There were three people on board.
The ... More
Police can confirm they are attending the scene of a fatal helicopter crash near Wanaka Airport.
We will continue to release further information as it becomes available.
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Police are attending an incident near Wanaka Airport.
The call came in just before 11am.
We will release more information when it becomes available.
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Police can now release the name of the man who died in a speed flying crash at Isthmus Peak, near Wanaka, yesterday at around 9am.
He was 43-year-old James William Taylor, also known as ... More
One person has died following a speed flying crash at Isthmus Peak, near Wanaka, this morning.
Emergency services were called to the scene about 9am.
One man was flown to Dunedin ... More
State Highway 6 just north of Devils Staircase, near Queenstown, has reopened in both directions following a fatal crash earlier today.
There were 14 passengers and the driver on board the ... More