A 40-year old Greek tourist, at the last leg of her sojourn in north Island, was in a shock after all her belongings were stolen by locals who had befriended her in the Bay of Islands. She had lost 1500 Euros, her credit cards, passport and other belongings kept in her backpack from the room of the motel where she had been staying. Read article
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Philip Coppeard, 41, from Newmarket, Suffolk, had emigrated with his wife Suzanne to start a new life in New Zealand just three months before the deadly quake on February 22 last year. The chartered accountant boarded Red Bus number 702 to attend the second day of a master’s degree course in economics at Canterbury University. […]
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A Japanese man in his early-60s has died while walking the Milford track with guided walk company. He was with a group of 31 people and three guides crossing McKinnon Pass about 11.20am yesterday when he collapsed on the track. CPR was carried out but the man could not be revived, Ultimate Hikes said today. […]
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A powerful 6.1 magnitude earthquake has rocked the island of Bali, Indonesia, leaving about 50 people injured. The earthquake struck at 11:16 a.m. local time on Thursday October 13th 100 kilometres southwest of Denpasar, the capital of Bali. Read Article
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Each day, at least three people die in crashes in Bali and 150 accident victims turn up, on average, to Bali’s main hospital, Sanglah, for treatment. On some days, the doctors at Sanglah tend to 300 injured people. Read Article
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Four people, including an Australian and a New Zealander, survived a fiery plane crash in dense forest in Papua New Guinea in which 28 are feared to have died, Australian officials said Friday. The Airlines PNG flight from the mountain gateway city of Lae to Madang, believed to be carrying parents travelling to see their […]
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Imagine being on vacation in Hawaii and suffering a theft, a medical emergency or something even worse. That’s when the Visitor Aloha Society of Hawaii, which receives funding from the Hawaii Tourism Authority and through private donations, steps in to help. VASH says it has seen an increase in its caseload. Read Article
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The United Nations warned Monday of a possible resurgence of the deadly bird flu virus, saying wild bird migrations had brought it back to previously virus-free countries and that a mutant strain was spreading in Asia. Read Article
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PHUKET: A holidaying Australian couple have told how they were abused and intimidated by Phuket jet-ski operators who sought to rip off the tourists in an extortion scam. At a Phuket police station, where an officer was supposed to act as the independent mediator in the dispute, the officer handed a passport to the jet-ski […]
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The mother of a Canadian tourist killed in a Melbourne pub brawl has spoken of the family’s ongoing pain and shock at his death. Cain Aguiar, 26, died in hospital after he was punched and hit his head outside a hotel at Yarraville two years ago. Read Article
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