Kia ora <<First Name>>,
The Autumn feels are in the air, right!? Snow in the weather forecasts, leaves falling, clocks changing, Easter eggs on sale.
March is probably the busiest time of the year for us, certainly in terms of the various projects on the go and the juggling of distinctly different safety messaging. Over the last month we've kicked off a Roar hunting campaign, planned a duck shooting opening weekend campaign, we're still focusing on walking and tramping through the up-coming Easter long weekend and school holidays, and prep for winter avalanche forecasting has begun. It is all go!
Lots of updates and further reading below, enjoy!
The NZ Mountain Safety Council Team.
#MakeItHomeNZ
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Gearing up for another Roar | Tips from our partners
The excitement is running rife as the Roar hunting season is upon us. We chatted to some national organisations to get their advice for hunters this Roar. Hear from LandSAR, NZ Deerstalkers Association, and the Game Animal Council. Read their tips here.
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Nathan celebrates 10 years at MSC
Our Operations Manager Nathan Watson celebrated a decade at MSC this month. He shares with us some 9 to 5 workday wisdom and the recipe for success working at a Non-Government Organisation (NGO). Read more here + hear how his recent family adventure to Jans Hut went.
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We're off on our bikes
We will (hopefully) be filming another epic backcountry mountain biking video for the Paparoa Track next month. Stay tuned for another video in our track-specific set!
(fingers crossed we get a kind weather window!)
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Growing retailer partnerships
We're expanding our collaboration with NZ online and physical outdoor retailers. These partnerships help to connect our resources, information and tools with more people who love the outdoors. If you would like to know more, please get in touch.
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Do you enjoy our resources?
Do you use Plan My Walk, the NZ Avalanche Advisory, or our website for helpful safety information?
Google Business Reviews are an important part of successful Search Engine Optimisation (SEO). If you love MSC, we’d love you to give us a short review on Google please. It only takes 1min, thank you!
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New resources available
We have developed a few new digital flyers available to download
‘Introduction to hiking’ is available in multiple languages on our website.
An introduction to river safety flyer is the first in a suite of skill-focused flyers we are producing for the Tramping in NZ Facebook group, but you can access them as well.
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Plan My Walk | New improvements coming soon
Shortly we will be releasing more updates to Plan My Walk. The best way to hear about these is by following us on social media or as a registered Plan My Walk user (go on, create an account, it's free). The major changes you'll notice are:
- Navigation changes: Significant updates to the way users navigate around the site.
- Map view updates: When viewing a track/hut/campsite map - now you can see other surrounding tracks, huts and campsites. Further enhancements to this page will be added later.
- More tracks added: 22 Invercargill City Council tracks are now live + more than 75 Christchurch City Council tracks will be released over the next 10 days.
- Account setup and verification: We've streamlined the account setup process, making it easier to verify your account and start using Plan My Walk.
- General bug fixes and enhancements.
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NZSAR are promoting #406Day
April 6th is an international day named after the frequency of the beacon signal, which has helped save the lives of countless people, all over the world. A beacon can save your life. Hire or buy one for your next trip. www.beacons.org.nz.
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Thanks to our funders for making it all possible
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