They retired together 10 years ago and settled in Taupō, splitting the year between New Zealand and France. Australian businessman Bernie Lewis, 66, his wife Christine and pilot Steve Brown were killed when a Piper Seneca flying from Kerikeri to Taupō, smashed into Mt Tauhara in thick fog. Emergency services are responding to reports of a glider crash at Mt Tauhara, near Taupo this afternoon. With the dual qualifications as a tow pilot and instructor Tony was always ready to step into either role to assist.". The grandmother of five children killed in a crash on Sunday says words couldn't "describe the anguish our whānau are experiencing". He returned to the airfield where his wife boarded for the next trip. Specialist teams will be helicoptered in today to recover the bodies of two people killed in a gliding incident near Taupō. Tony would be devastated that Kusum lost her life while he was at the controls, she said. Emergency services are responding to reports of a glider crash at Mt Tauhara, near Taupo this afternoon. The husband took the first trip up in the glider piloted by a local Taupō man, Bay of Plenty Police area commander for Taupō, Inspector Warwick Morehu told Stuff. … Police say it was notified at about 2:45pm and emergency services are at the scene. ENDS. He had been a member of the Taupō Gliding Club since 2014. Morehu said authorities understood the cultural values of the deceased and were working to speedily assist the woman’s family in releasing her body as soon as possible. She said her husband, who had engineering and marketing degrees and ran his own marketing business before retiring, had travelled the world extensively before she met him. "Due to darkness, weather and location, the deceased and glider will remain in place overnight under police guard." They were Anthony Frederick Hector Budd, 78, of Taupo and Kasum Pasha (nee Chandrappa), 41, of Wellington. Bodies recovered after glider crash near Taupō 1/06/2020. The pair were transported to Taupō Airport where family members had gathered for a service before further disaster victim identification processes were undertaken. The husband of a woman who died in a glider crash near Taupō had already taken a trip in the glider and was waiting for his wife to return when the crash happened. Emergency services are responding to reports of a glider crash at Mt Tauhara, near Taupo. We would love to welcome you to gliding. Due to darkness, weather and location, the deceased and glider will remain in place overnight under Police guard. "He was a popular and highly respected member of the club. Strong winds caused some issues, he said, and a second helicopter able to withstand the gusts was brought in and used to remove the bodies from the mountain. Investigators will spend several days undertaking a scene examination including mapping and measuring the site and examining the placement of the aircraft and any wreckage. Members of the faith from both Wellington and Hamilton had travelled to Taupō to support the man as he grieved. Police can now confirm two people have died following a glider crash at Mt Tauhara, near Taupo this afternoon. Two people are dead following a glider crash near Taupō this afternoon. Exactly what happened was being investigated by both the CAA and Transport and Accident Investigation Commission. He had such a passion for life and everybody who met him really liked him. A rahui has been placed on the mountain for five days, ending sunrise on Saturday out of respect for the families, the Tauhara Mountain Trust said. Anmol Chopra May 31, 2020. Police can now confirm two people have died following a glider crash at Mt Tauhara, near Taupo this afternoon. Further information will be released when it becomes available. Our sympathies are with their families and friends at this time. He was on the mountain when alerted to the crash and made his way to the wreckage a few hundred metres from the walking track on the popular hike, where he located the pair. That's how heartbroken widow Suzanne Budd remembers the husband she lost to a glider crash near Taupō late last month. Police have confirmed two people have died after a glider crash at Mt Tauhara, near Taupō – but the bodies will remain on the mountain overnight. Photo / Supplied. Mrs Budd said her husband had a "larger than life" personality. "When you sat in the glider beside Tony he would run through all the safety procedures including checking and rechecking the harnesses. The wreckage will then be transported to a secure facility in Wellington for further investigations. Budd is also survived by his younger sister, Suzette Pullin; his three step-children Chris Tait, Elizabeth Church and Catherine Wrenn and his four grandchildren. "Because there is no motor in a glider, I'm not sure whether the crash investigators will ever find out what really happened. "Due to darkness, weather and location, the deceased and glider will remain in place overnight under police guard." He said the pilot was understood to be a member of the Taupō Gliding Club. Police have confirmed two people have died following a glider crash at Mt Tauhara, near Taupo on Sunday afternoon. Anthony Frederick Hector Budd, 78, of Taupo and Kusum Pasha (nee Chandrappa), 41, of Wellington died on Sunday May 31 after crashing on Mt Tauhara. A glider has crashed near Taupō. Police were notified about 2.45pm of the incident. Two people died after a glider crashed at Mt Tauhara near Taupō this afternoon. The 42-year-old woman and the Taupō pilot, a man in his 70s, both died when the glider struck Mt Tauhara, about six kilometres out of Tāupo, on Sunday afternoon. Further information will be released when it becomes available. "Because Tony did not have any children he was able to use his earnings to travel the world and he first started gliding in England in 1975 and never looked back." Emergency services were notified of the crash about 2.45pm. Narrative: A 78-year old pilot and 43-year old passenger were fatally injured after the Schleicher ASK 21 they were operating impacted the western side of Mount Tauhara in a location of dense bush. The police say emergency services were notified of the crash at Mount Tauhara at about 2.45pm. The Transport Accident Investigation Commission is investigating the cause. "In the mid-1990s Tony also won a silver medal after flying a Yak 52 Russian aerobatics machine in the British Aerobatics Competition," she said. Mrs Budd said she took great comfort from the "amazing support" from members of the Muslim, Māori and Pākehā communities. The pilot and passenger killed in a glider crash near Taupō have been named. Taupō Gliding Club member Anthony 'Tony' Frederick Hector Budd of Taupō … "Tony just loved being up in the air and all things to do with aircraft. Emergency services were notified of the crash about 2.45pm. A Wellington couple’s holiday weekend jaunt to Taupō has ended in tragedy after a paid glider flight crashed into a mountain, killing a woman and the pilot. The woman and her husband were New Zealand residents and part of the Muslim community. "Tony and I had such a nice morning together which included us rebooking our fights to head to back to our holiday home in the Nouvelle Aquitaine area in France in the next few months.". Lake Taupo. The accident at Mt Tauhara was reported around 2.45pm, police said. Mt Tauhara is a dormant lava dome volcano which reaches 1,088m above sea level (file photo). Bad weather made it difficult, Morehu said, but there was a window of opportunity and with the use of a helicopter police managed to get a specialist team onto the mountain. That's how heartbroken widow Suzanne Budd remembers the husband she lost to a glider crash near Taupō late last month. The airfield where the glider set out from is home to the Taupo Gliding Club. A funeral service was held last weekend at the Taupō Gliding Club hangar, and she attended a "very special" service to lift the rahui placed on Mt Tauhara by local tangata whenua. But during the flight, the glider crashed on the western side of the 3570ft dormant volcano in an area of dense bush, not far from the top, Morehu said. Mrs Budd said her British-born husband also learned to fly other small aircraft so he could tow gliders for fellow club members. A glider has crashed at Mt Tauhara near Taupo this afternoon. Emergency services were notified of the crash about 2.45pm. He was born to fly.". Two people have died after a glider crashed near Taupō this afternoon. Emergency services were notified of the crash about 2.45pm. On Sunday they were undertaking a paid glider flight service. The accident at Mt Tauhara was reported around 2.45pm, a police statement said. The accident at Mt Tauhara was reported around 2.45pm, a police statement said. Suzanne Budd said the crash was "unbelievably" sad. 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Morehu said an off-duty police officer visiting the area for Queen’s Birthday was one of the first on the scene around 2.45pm. Subscribe to our daily Newsletter. St John Ambulance was notified about the accident, but were not required, a spokeswoman said. Police said that due to darkness, weather conditions and location, the two deceased occupants and the glider will remain under Police guard until Monday morning. "Tony used to say 'there are old pilots and bold pilots but not many old, bold pilots' and that was why obeying all the safety rules were so important to him." Police can now release the names of the two people who died following a glider crash on Mt Tauhara on Sunday 31 May. The wreckage was located near the top of the 3570ft dormant volcano. A pilot and passenger were killed when a glider crashed into Mt Tauhara near Taupo. Due to impending darkness, weather conditions and location the glider and the pair’s bodies were left on the mountain under police guard overnight. 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Taupō Gliding Club member Anthony 'Tony' Frederick Hector Budd of Taupō and his student Kusum Pasha, 41, from Wellington, were killed in the crash on Mt Tauhara on May 31. "It is a special monument to Tony and Kusum as well," she said. “It took just over an hour to get the first body out of the plane wreckage and then it was quite fast to get the second person out.”. She said her next trip back to France without him would be "very emotional", but good friends planned to meet her at the airport. On Monday morning a recovery operation was launched. The club grieves for them both. Statement on behalf of Tauhara Mountain Trust: A rahui on the mountain has been put in place by the Tauhara Mountain Trust and will remain in place until Saturday 6 June. A Wellington couple’s holiday weekend jaunt to Taupō has ended in tragedy after a paid glider flight crashed into a mountain, killing a woman and the pilot. At this stage, no know really knows," Mrs Budd said. Police said that due to darkness, weather conditions and location, the two deceased occupants and the glider will remain under Police guard until Monday morning. "That includes endurance water skiing, playing the classical guitar and he also painted beautiful watercolour and rode in dressage and cross-country horse riding events.". The accident at Mt Tauhara was reported around 2.45pm, police said. Police were notified about 2.45pm. Photo: Supplied Mrs Budd said the last time she saw her husband was about 12.30pm that fatal day, as she headed to the Taupō Hospice store to help out for a couple of hours. The crash happened about 2.45pm. A pilot and passenger were killed when a glider crashed into Mt Tauhara near Taupo. "Tony was so pedantic about keeping himself in top shape so he could keep flying. Fire and emergency New Zealand directed all queries to police. The last thing he wanted was to have a stroke or suddenly fall ill at the controls," she said. 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