NBC News reports that six Americans have been missing at sea for more than three weeks after setting sail from New Zealand, officials said Thursday. Three males — aged 17, 28 and 58 — and three women — aged 18, 60 and 73 — along with a 35-year-old British man were aiming to sail the 70-foot schooner Nina to Newcastle, Australia. A statement from Maritime New Zealand released early Thursday expressed “grave concerns” for the Nina’s crew. Read article
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Yahoo News New Zealand reports that a coroner has found a German tourist was trying to eat spaghetti while driving before he crashed his car, killing himself and a French tourist who’d hitched a lift. Onur Gulmez had hooked up with Paul Joubert and another German tourist in Wellington, the three agreeing to travel to […]
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According to smh.com.au, a British tourist has survived a fall from the 15th-floor balcony of an apartment in New Zealand. Tom Stilwell, 20, from Brighton, who is on a working holiday, is recovering in Auckland hospital after the fall from the block in the city centre. He was trying to climb on to the balcony […]
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According to rotoruadailypost.co.nz, a tourist suffered head injuries and had to be cut free from his rental car after a crash on a busy Rotorua road. Rotorua road policing unit Sergeant Tony Bennett said it appeared the driver had turned right out of Hamurana Rd on to State Highway 33 into the path of another […]
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According to a report from stuff.co.nz, a lone tourist’s car was burnt to a crisp at North Egmont on Wednesday night, leaving him with little more than the clothes on his back. Czech Republic native, Jiri Vasicek, 32, arrived on Wednesday hoping to explore the region’s pride and joy, Mt Taranaki. After a night at […]
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As reported by newstalkzb.co.nz, “Another group of foreign tourists has been targeted in Northland, with everything including their passports and their vehicle being stolen. Whangarei police say the three British tourists had been touring the country for the past two months and had decided to visit a popular tourist spot – the Abbey Caves.” Read […]
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As covered by 3news.co.nz, “A Taiwanese woman has been charged with possession of Class A drugs after almost a million dollars of methamphetamine was found in her luggage at Auckland airport. The 47-year-old had almost a kilogram of the drug in two bags she was carrying on a flight from Hong Kong. Customs manager Shane […]
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As reported by tvnz.co.nz, “A search team has located a Korean tourist after she became separated from a group in a popular walking area in the Coromandel. The 63-year-old woman was walking with a group in the Pauanui Hill area this afternoon when she became separated… found the woman uninjured at around 10pm.” Read Article
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As reported by tvnz.co.nz, “Three trampers missing in Kahurangi National Park for more than a week have been found. American man Guy Verschuur, 51, known as “Izzy”, compatriot Kristine Mattiace, 22, and Finnish woman, Jenny Rautio, aged 26, were found just after 5pm at a hut in the park. One of the women is receiving […]
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As reported by stuff.co.nz, “Three Mataura men in Queenstown for a stag do on Saturday night were arrested after racially abusing Asian tourists and stealing a Korean woman’s purse. Senior constable Chris Blackford, of Queenstown, said a Korean woman, who was sitting on a lakefront bench in Queenstown Bay, was approached by a group of […]
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