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Connect | February 2023

Kia ora <<First Name>>,

As we reflect on February, it's impossible not to feel a huge sense of aroha for everyone affected by the flooding and devastating impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle. Words don't really do justice to the situation many people throughout the North Island are now facing. Our thoughts are with you all.

It's been another busy month for the MSC team. A few pictures below showcase some of what we've been up to; a staff day out on one of Wellington's finest tracks (Te Ara Paparārangi ki te Tonga), presenting our latest research findings to a great crowd in Christchurch, and a hunting photo shoot with our partners at ACC.

Stay safe out there,

The NZ Mountain Safety Council Team.

#MakeItHomeNZ

Best of luck out there Tom!

Tom Harris, who's been our Partnerships Advisor: Alpine, is off on a new overseas adventure. After three awesome years with MSC Tom and his wife are moving to Germany. We wish them all the best and are so grateful for Tom's amazing work at MSC, contributing to initiatives such as the second installment of our Tramping Video Series, the Old Ghost Road MTB Video, and of course, leading the NZ Avalanche Advisory. Thanks Tom!

More tracks added to Plan My Walk

We've been working with Herenga ā Nuku Aotearoa to add tracks from their Find My Adventure platform. 112 of these are now live in PMW, with more coming soon.

Recently, MSC and Herenga ā Nuku Aotearoa have signed an agreement relating to Plan My Walk promotion and funding. We're excited to share more about this partnership soon! Learn more

#DayForItNZ photo competition

We've been very excited to partner with Bivouac Outdoor to run an Instagram photo competition over the past few weeks. It's been an epic success with hundreds of incredible entries and new followers. We'll be posting our three finalists in the next few days so be sure to check them out on our Instagram and vote for your favourite.

You can also see all of the entries here.

'Above and Beyond' mountaineering research is live!

This research, which we believe to be world-first, set out to explore the culture, behaviours and attitudes of the NZ mountaineering community towards avalanche safety. The findings 'Above and Beyond' are now live, and you can watch a video presentation here.

Some new handy resources

Two more of our 3D track flyover videos are now LIVE in Plan My Walk: Queen Charlotte Track and Greenstone Caples Tracks
An introduction to hiking flyer is now available in multiple languages: (English, Korean, German, Spanish and Japanese).

Get in touch if you have any questions!

Coming up: We are kicking off the Roar!

We are collaborating with ACC on their Have a Hmmm... campaign targeting hunters for the Roar season! This includes a targeted digital campaign that goes through two phases of messages, the 'at home planning' and then 'while you are out in the bush'. If you get hurt, who else is impacted? We are also working with partners in the sector on stories and social media. If you are keen to get on board, please get in touch!

Thanks to our funders for making it all possible

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