Auckland, Feb 15 NZPA - An outdoor pursuits instructor broke down in tears at an inquest today as she described the events which led to the deaths of six Auckland students and a teacher in a canyoning tragedy.

Recently I went on an excursion to The Bush.

This was not entirely by choice as it was part of a work Getting To Know You by Trying To Kill You experience, however one must do what one must do.

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21 May 2009 - Chief Executive of the New Zealand Mountain Safety Council Darryl Carpenter has welcomed the establishment of The Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Recreation Council.

A wide range of outdoor recreation knowledge and expertise is represented in the membership of the Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Recreation Council announced by SPARC Chair John Wells.

Auckland, Jan 22 NZPA - Grieving families of six students and a teacher killed in a river tragedy last year have welcomed guilty pleas from the adventure school involved but say the pain is still huge.