New Zealand’s reputation as an unsafe tourism destination grew again with the recent deaths of four British and two Australian tourists in a helicopter crash over the Fox Glacier. The downed helicopter is wedged in a glacier at the base of a steep slope. The large size of the debris field, and scorch marks in the…
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…
Last month an inquest was held in Britain into the death of young rugby player Tom Sewell. Five years ago Tom Sewell started his first day of a working holiday in New Zeaalnd and was killed whilst riding a quad bike on a farm in Katikati, on the North Island. It’s sad that it has…
The inquest into the deaths of nine people in the Fox Glacier plane disaster two years ago has been told there is “no accountability in New Zealand” In a letter from the parents of Bradley Coker, a British tourist killed in the crash it was revealed “There have been without doubt major failings by the Civil Aviation…
The BBC has screened an interview with the family of Bradley Coker. Bradley, a British tourist, died along with eight other people when a sky diving plane crashed over the Fox Glacier on the day of the Christchurch earthquake. His death was one of many in the adventure tourism sector in New Zealand, one that is perceived…
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