12th September 2023 Mt Taranaki
A climber on Mt Taranaki has been rescued after falling down the mountain over the weekend and coming to rest 600m below.
The man who passed away on Mt Taranaki has been named as 57-year-old Christoph Heinrich Huelsmann.
The Department of Conservation staff is clearing and rerouting tracks on Taranaki Maunga after severe storm damage, and damage assessment of the entire network of tracks was still underway.