It is with great sadness that we learned of the death of seven people in an adventure tourism helicopter crash in “terrible weather conditions” in New Zealand. Our deepest condolences are extended to everyone who lost loved ones in the Alpine Adventures crash. Four British and two Australian tourists were killed at around 1…
The review of adventure tourism, instigated after the father of Emily Jordan called safety regulation in NZ third world, has yet to see the light of day. Mr. Jordan wrote in a letter to Mr Key that he had spent 16 months investigating the way that extreme sports firms are regulated in New Zealand and…
A group of friends who knew Mia Pusch, the German cyclist who was killed by a truck in central North Island in July, have announced that they are to visit New Zealand in July to pay homage to her memory: “Dear ladies and gentlemen, We would like to inform you that we (Jonathan Guggenbichler, Mia’s…
This afternoon there was was another tragic drowning in a NZ rafting river – the Rangitikei River near Bulls which has stretches of grade 4 and 5 white water. Police were said to be in attendance and visibly upset people were being comforted. In October 2007 trainee guide Tor Prestmo, 24, from Norway, drowned when…
The families of three British people killed in Adventure Sport activities in New Zealand have formed an support and pressure group to push for better regulation of the industry and have called for all operators to be licensed. See ABC News report of a RadioNZ broadcast The families of Emily Jordan, Sarah Bond and Tom…
A reporter writing for the New Zealand Herald newspaper has used the Freedom of Information Act to obtain a report into the death of Anton Wopereis on New Year’s Day 2008. Mr Wopereis, aged 54, was an an internationally qualified guide contracted to Aspiring Guides. He died after falling from the Summit Rocks of Mt…
Emily Jordan Back in September we predicted the review of the Adventure tourism industry in NZ would probably take years and not months, so it comes as no surprise to hear that the review has just been been ‘extended’. The review was instigated following a request made by Chris Jordan, father of death of British…
