Three Canadians were flying from the South Pole to Terra Nova Bay in Antarctica . The plane did not arrive , and the emergency locator activated , New Zealand officials said . The emergency locator transmitter on the Twin Otter aircraft activated at 10 p.m. Wednesday ( 4 a.m . ET ) from within New Zealand 's Antarctic rescue area , a Maritime New Zealand statement said . - A man was killed when a tree fell on his car near the town of Uiti, about 50 miles (80 km) north of Auckland, police said.
Three Canadians were flying from the South Pole to Terra Nova Bay in Antarctica . The plane did not arrive , and the emergency locator activated , New Zealand officials said . - A man was killed when a tree fell on his car near the town of Uiti, about 50 miles (80 km) north of Auckland, police said.