To husband killed on mountain

‘‘He was a loyal, considerate and adventurous soul, who will be dearly missed by his friends in the UK, the US, and in Christchurch. Peter’s loss leaves a huge hole in the lives of his family and friends.’’

Tonkin and Taylor group managing director Dr Tim Fisher earlier said those at the company were mourning the loss of ‘‘two of our treasured people’’.

‘‘Our priority right now is to support their families and our people as we deal with this incredibly sad news.’’

Phillips, who had a masters degree in engineering geology, moved to New Zealand from the UK in 2008 to work for Tonkin and Taylor.

He lived in Tauranga before moving to Christchurch in 2011.

He worked to help clear slips along State Highway 1 following the Kaiko¯ ura earthquake in 2016, and made headlines after rescuing a lamb stuck in a crack near Waiau.

Phillips recently took to social media to pay tribute to friend and Antarctica New Zealand field trainer Tom Arnold, who died in a rockfall while doing geotechnical work near Lake Manapo¯uri in Fiordland on April 20.

In the aftermath of the Kaiko¯ ura earthquake, according to Tonkin and Taylor, the pair worked side-by-side high above the state highway doing slope stability work, which included placing explosives and directing helicopter-sluicing.

Phillips said Arnold was safety conscious and very professional.

‘‘Most people are blissfully unaware that their safety and well-being has been improved by the work that Tom and his rope access colleagues do up there on high, unstable cliffs, but we should all be grateful and acknowledge Tom’s ultimate contribution.’’

In the wake of the double fatality on Taranaki Maunga, Nga¯ Iwi o Taranaki, the eight iwi of the region, placed a ra¯hui on all access routes to the summit.

The ra¯ hui will be reviewed in a week. More than 80 people have died on Taranaki Maunga, second only to Aoraki/mt Cook in terms of fatalities.