Christchurch Won’t Host World Cup – updated

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.…

Te Anau Troubled By Tourist Attacks

Te Anau’s tourism reputation is in danger after a gang of drunken youths assaulted visitors to the town recently. The story was picked up by the Southland Times who reported that Constable Glen Matheson, of Te Anau, said a group of seven visitors was attacked at the skate park on the outskirts of the central…

Open Season On Freedom Campers Well Underway In New Zealand

  Well it’s been a glorious start to New Zealand’s first open season for hunters of Freedom Campers. Last February the president of the New Zealand Motor Caravan Association, Dick Waters  issued a second call for freedom campers to be “shot” if they use vans that don’t have their own toilet facilities. Mr Waters, was…

Wellington Reverse Bungy Closed Amid Safety Fears

Today’s Dom Post had published a story saying that Reverse Bungy NZ in central Wellington has been closed due to safety concerns. Apparently the capital city’s tourist attraction has something of a “chequered safety history” over the last 14 months. The Dom Post states that the Department of Labour had been investigating the mechanical failure of…