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 tourist killed in yesterday’s jet boat crash in Tauranga Harbour has been named as 63 year old Canadian tourist Richard Evans. Richard Evans, who had been holidaying in New Zealand with his wife, was a highly regarded rugby team manager having been a been a top class referee for many years before that. This…
related story: Another New Zealand Adventure Tourism Fail – Shotover Jet Boat Crashes Against Rock, Again Next time you see the 100% Pure You advertisement that shows a mother and daughters blowing away their cobwebs on a speed boat safari in New Zealand, spare a thought for the people who have been maimed and killed…
Continuing in our series of What Kiwis Say About New Zealand, an inside look at what Kiwis really think about New Zealand, and a great chance to have a look at the country as they see it. This one starts with a fairly simple dilemma that a lot of families are faced with – what…
In May we wrote about three French tourists, Antonin Schopfer, 27, Guillaume Rey, 26, and Sebastien Vautier, 29 who were beaten and robbed as they camped in Mangamuka, Northland. (See blogs Three French tourists beaten up in Northland Campervan Robbery, French tourists back in Northland to Help Catch Attackers and “Tourists Beaters up Un-Maori“) The…
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