Queenstown news paper Mountain Scene reported on Wednesday that an un-named Irish lift operator in his 20s fell from the Skyline chairlift, suffering fractures in his back and a bruised lung. The fall ocurred after scheduled evacuation training went wrong at Skyline Gondola’s Bob’s Peak operation about 9am. The injured man was airlifted to hospital. Read the…
The British newspaper The Telegraph has obtained confirmation from a senior International Rugby Board source that the forthcoming engineer’s technical report on the condition of the AMI stadium is likely to be “bleak” The article made the following observations, some of which will be sombre news for the people of Christchurch that own the stadium.…
Today it was announced that a Royal Commission of Inquiry is to be held into the collapse of some of the buildings in the Christchurch earthquake. The inquiry “will examine issues around the built environment in the Christchurch CBD including the CTV and PGC buildings which collapsed in the disaster” Prime Minister Key said “We…
Stuff is reporting this morning that China has asked for additional compensation over and above the ACC payments that will be given to the next of kin of Chinese citizens killed in the Christchurch earthquake. Reporting on a RadioNZ interview, Stuff set the scene with with a comment that China has “demanded” New Zealand give…
We were saddened to hear about the death of Swedish tourist Ivar Sturesson-Bolin who was found deceased at the bottom of a waterfall in Nelson Lakes National Park this morning. Our deepest condolences go out to his family and friends for their tragic loss. Unfortunately Mr Sturesson-Bolin is one of many tourists who have met…
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