Yahoo News New Zealand reports that it is feared two Canadian tourists have been swept off State Highway Six on the West Coast of the South Island by a massive slip. 16 police and volunteers are scouring the Haast River, with the help of a helicopter, two jet boats and ground teams. Connor Hayes and Joanna Lam have been missing for a week – they were last seen on September 10 in Fox Glacier. Read article
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Msn.co.nz reported that, the man fell while climbing near the Sefton Bivvy on Saturday evening. Rescue personnel were not able to reach him or his companions due to bad weather conditions, police said. Aoraki Mount Cook Alpine Rescue Team staff are attempting to contact the group on Sunday morning. A 36-year-old man died on the […]
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According to scoop.co.nz, four more souvenir companies fined for misleading tourists. Four companies and four individuals have been convicted and fined a total of $601,900 for selling visiting Asian tourists a range of imported alpaca goods as “Made in New Zealand”, and making claims that duvets were 100% alpaca or merino wool when they were […]
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According to Yahoo News New Zealand, a tourist is dead after his rental motorcycle went off the road in the Far North. The 58-year-old man was killed when he failed to take a left-hand corner on Broadwood Road near Mangamuka at around 2.15pm on Wednesday, Inspector Steve Kose of police communications said. Read article
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According to stuff.co.nz, a search is under way for a 72-year-old male tourist missing at Treble Cone skifield. Wanaka police and land search and rescue personnel began looking for the man after he failed to meet his bus ride down from the skifield yesterday afternoon. Police said there were “grave concerns” for the man’s safety. […]
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According to tvnz.co.nz, a 19-year-old man from Chile has died after falling down a waterfall in New Zealand. The man was believed to have been taking photos when he slipped and fell about 160 metres at Bowen Falls in Fiordland yesterday. The man – whose name has not been released – had been working in […]
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As reported by Tvnz.co.nz, a 19-year-old man from Chile has died after falling down a waterfall in New Zealand. The man was believed to have been taking photos when he slipped and fell about 160 metres at Bowen Falls in Fiordland yesterday. Read article
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Theaustralian.com.au reports that a flight bound for Fiji has been forced to return to Auckland International Airport after an engine caught fire. The Fiji Airways flight, with 128 people aboard, took off for Suva at 8.10am on Monday, but returned to land on just one engine before 9am. The right hand engine of the aircraft, […]
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bbc.co.uk reported that a minute-long earthquake has shaken New Zealand, halting trains and damaging Wellington’s parliament building. The 6.5-magnitude tremor was centred 35 miles (57 km) off the coast south of the capital at a depth of 6.3 miles, said the US Geological Survey. But while some structural damage and power cuts were reported, officials […]
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According to scoop.co.nz, police in Rotorua are investigating the robbery of two tourists, one of whom was assaulted and required hospital treatment. The 20-year-old Swiss man and his 26-year-old Korean girlfriend were parked up by hot pools on the Waiotapu Loop Road at approximately 3am this morning (Wednesday, 3 July) when a vehicle pulled up […]
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