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  • Earthquake causes Terminal Face Collapse at Aoraki Mount Cook National Park

    Press Releases

    Passengers aboard two Glacier Explorer boats encountered numerous waves of up to 3.5 metres as around 30 million tonnes of ice collapsed into the Tasman Glacier’s Terminal Lake following today’s major earthquake

    Earthquake causes Terminal Face Collapse at Aoraki Mount Cook National Park( pdf 43599kb )

  • ‘Blue ice’ iceberg experience wows visitors to Aoraki Mount Cook National Park

    Press Releases

    A sighting of ‘blue ice’ at the base of a massive iceberg that rolled over in the Tasman Glacier Terminal Lake yesterday (Thursday January 13) has been captured in a series of stunning images

    ‘Blue ice’ iceberg experience wows visitors to Aoraki Mount Cook National Park( pdf 41165kb )

  • Aoraki Mount Cook Alpine Village marks 100 years at Freda’s Rock

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    Aoraki Mount Cook Alpine Village is celebrating one hundred years since Emmaline Freda Du Faur (1882- 1935) made history as the first woman to conquer Mount Cook.

  • Kiwi adventurers bed down in Hermitage Hotel

    Press Releases

    The Hermitage Hotel welcomed adventure duo, Steve Gurney and Steve Moffat, in November 2010, as they took on a remarkable journey following in the footsteps of two Aoraki Mount Cook mountaineers, Marmaduke Dixon (1862-1918) and George Mannering (1862-1947).

    Kiwi adventurers bed down in Hermitage Hotel( pdf 28152kb )

  • Glacier Explorers opens for a ‘trip of a lifetime’

    Press Releases

    The iceberg and glacier cruising season at Aoraki Mount Cook National Park is set to open tomorrow (10 September) promising visitors its most spectacular show of nature yet.

    Glacier Explorers opens for a 'trip of a lifetime'( pdf 44116kb )

  • Massive, historic calving sets up for 'trip of a lifetime' at Glacier Explorers

    Press Releases

    Thirty to 50 million tonnes of ice has crashed off the Tasman Glacier Terminal Face in a massive calving that has resulted in at least 20 significant ‘bergs floating in the Tasman Glacier Terminal Lake – adding more drama and spectacle to an already dramatic landscape.

    Massive, historic calving sets up for ‘trip of a lifetime’ at Glacier Explorers( pdf 38450kb )

  • Hermitage Hotel to launch backpacker accommodation

    Press Releases

    Plans are underway at Aoraki Mt Cook to convert The Hermitage Hotel’s former Glencoe Lodge into a 50-room back- packer lodge and bring back the much loved Chamois Bar (pronounced Shammie). The conversion is designed to offer a more complete range of accommodation and entertainment choices at one of New Zealand’s most spectacular destina- tions.

    Media release from The Hermitage Hotel 01 June 2010( pdf 81038kb )

  • Spectacular iceberg action creates ‘splash’ at Aoraki Mount Cook

    Press Releases

    Passengers aboard two Glacier Explorers boats at Aoraki Mount Cook last weekend were treated to a real show- stopper when the largest iceberg in the Tasman Glacier terminal lake rolled over and split in two right before their eyes.

    Media Release from Glacier Explorers 26 January 2010( pdf 293059kb )

  • New Addition to Sir Edmund Hillary Collection

    Press Releases

    It’s taken more than a year of elbow grease and some Kiwi ingenuity but a new reminder of Sir Edmund Hillary was finally unveiled at Aoraki Mount Cook last night (9 December).

    Media Release from The Hermitage Hotel 10 December 2009( pdf 406763kb )

  • Hermitage takes gold for environmental work

    Press Releases

    One of the first to achieve Qualmark's prestigious new Enviro-Gold rating, The Hermitage General Manager says it's a natural fit with the hotel's commitment to environmental and social responsibility.

    Media Release from The Hermitage Hotel 17 October 2009( pdf 219084kb )