Two trampers have been rescued without delay today thanks to beacons.

The two injured trampers were rescued in separate incidents after setting off emergency locator beacons.

A 32-year-old German tramper was picked up by the Rotorua rescue helicopter after injuring his ankle while tramping inland from East Cape.

His beacon signal was picked by a centre in the United States, and his position passed on to the Rescue Coordination Centre in New Zealand.

And a 63-year-old Wellington man was picked by the Wellington Westpac helicopter after cutting his head while tramping in the Tararuas.

He had borrowed a registered personal locator beacon and registered details of his trip with his emergency contact.

Rescuers said, as a result, he was at Wellington Hospital within an hour of activating the beacon.