Incident

Queenstown Mayor Glyn Lewers has thanked operators and people involved in the search for a Korean tourist who drowned in Lake Wānaka on Thursday evening.

Incidents at the Whangamata Beach Hop last weekend have prompted police to issue a reminder to drivers about responsibilities on the road, and to avoid intoxication.

KiwiRail and Higgins Towing Services have been sentenced and fined in the Wellington District Court for failing to provide a safe working environment.

The operator has been ordered to pay a $315,000 fine and $64,000 in legal costs over the 18 October 2018 helicopter crash that left three people dead.

KiwiRail has undertaken safety reviews and made improvements to its shunting and coupling processes for transferring rail wagons to ferries, following a Transport Accident Investigation Commission inquiry.

A rāhui has been placed in the area where a charter boat capsized, killing five people near Kaikōura on Saturday.

A Kaikōura operator was one of the first at the scene of an accident that took the lives of five people when a fishing charter boat capsized in Goose Bay on Saturday.

A rāhui has been lifted from Mt Ngāuruhoe following the death of a climber who fell into a gully on the mountain on Saturday.

Whakarewarewa Village is closed indefinitely while repairs are underway to fix a footpath sinkhole that severely burned an Australian tourist yesterday.

A building on the outskirts of Tauranga’s Historic Village has been destroyed by a fire.

Police have named the man who died last month while on a day tramp near the northern end of the Milford Track.

A rāhui is in place in the Giant Gate Falls and the Lake Ada area until 17 April.

The search for a missing tramper in Milford Sound will continue today with additional search and rescue personnel being brought into assist.

The operator has made a raft of changes to help prevent a similar incident from happening again.

The Transport Accident Investigation Commission has recommended mandatory wearing of pilot safety harnesses during critical safety phases of commercial hot air balloon flights.

Skydive Auckland says it is “deeply saddened” by the loss of a skydiver, who died on Thursday evening.

One of the country’s iconic tourism businesses suffers an “incredibly disruptive” cyberattack.

The surge of waves that hit Northland on Saturday night has affected the berths of around 40 boats at the Tutukaka marina but one tourism operator managed to escape direct damage.

The Search and Rescue Base at Aoraki/Mount Cook suffered a malware attack last month involving five devices, according to the Department of Conservation.

Tourism Waitaki employees have met with police following abusive comments on social media directed at its foreign-born staff.

West Coast hostel Bazil’s Backpackers and Surf School suffers major damage after a fire broke out overnight.

TAIC says it is seeking video or photos of the landing to help its investigation.

A hot air balloon carrying 11 people has crashed near Arrowtown, leaving two people seriously injured.

Operator Wyndon Aviation says it is unaware of any reason why its Robinson 44 helicopter crashed on Saturday.

The TAIC releases its report into the fatal skydive accident that killed American tourist Tyler Nii.

Mid Canterbury operators have had to curtail activities but there are hopes of a quick return.

A 25-year-old man was charged with being accessory and will appear in Auckland District Court on 17 May.

Police and Alpine Cliff Rescue staff have identified the climbers who fell near the summit of Mount Taranaki as Christchurch-based engineering geologists Richard Phillips and  Peter Kirkwood.

Ngā Iwi o Taranaki have placed a rāhui on all access routes to the Mount Taranaki summit to acknowledge the fatalities of the Christchurch climbers on 4 May.

Workers and guests were evacuated from the Auckland Viaduct hotel.

A KJet boat with 11 passengers plus the driver on board was involved in a crash on Sunday morning. Five were flown to hospital.

Today’s accident comes after three children suffered serious injuries and their parents were killed in yesterday’s crash.

Unexpected turbulence probably contributed to the crash that claimed Wanaka pilot Matthew Wallis.

The payouts included 19 business and commercial claims.

The Alps 2 Ocean Cycle Trail is closed between Twizel and Omarama due to the large fire at Ohau.

Police have released the name of the woman who died after falling on Mount Ruapehu on Saturday 26 September.

The coach tour company involved in a crash that saw 20 Chinese visitors injured, two of them severely, has gone into liquidation.

About 70 firefighters and 20 fire trucks were at the scene of a fire at a Tourism Holdings campervan worskhop in south Auckland this morning.

Visitors to the area have been escorted away as a large blaze continues to burn.

One person is missing following a water incident on the Waikato River near the Hamilton Gardens on Sunday night.

A roof fire in the Anglican St Paul’s Cathedral in Dunedin has been contained and early reports suggest little damage from smoke and water.

The skipper of Auckland-based Fullers Group ferry, Torea, has been fined $2500 for colliding with a lit navigation buoy in the Waitematā Harbour.

Ports of Auckland has been sentenced to pay $424,000 after one of its pilot boat fatally collided with swimmer Leslie Gelberger on Auckland’s North Shore in 2017.

One person has died after a kayak capsized off the Waikato coast near Miranda.

The person who died had been travelling in the car at the time of the collision, Police said.

Police have recovered 90 of the 98 Jucy rental vehicles that were stolen from a car yard in April.

Hiscox volunteered at the Raetihi Information Centre and assisted people who had come to visit the small town.

Police have confirmed that the body of a tramper who got into trouble crossing the Makaroro River in the Ruahine Forest Park has been recovered.

The call came after two separate incidents over the weekend where people fishing required rescue by helicopter.

Police are appealing to the public for any sightings of 77-year-old Japanese tourist Tokuichi Sato.